"Complete Streets in a Box" Toolkit

The intent of this toolkit is to provide the Rockland Complete Streets Interdepartmental Workgroup with a selection of ready-made resources that can help the municipalities jumpstart their Complete Streets efforts:

• Complete Street Fact Sheet
• CompleteStreets/Healthy Places Walking Audit
• Template Introductory Letter           
• Template Resolution
• Template Ordinance
• Rockland Checklist
• Liability Memo
• Parent Survey

PowerPoints:

• Introduction to Complete Streets
• Funding Complete Streets in Rockland

Sample Complete Streets Policies:

• The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014
• Ordinance Amending the Code of the City of Troy
• Complete Streets Policy, City of Austin

Funding Opportunities for Municipalities on Complete Street Projects:

• Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program
• The New NY Bridge Community Benefits Program

Technical Assistance for Town & Highway Departments

Design Manuals:

• American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO): 
  
  • A Policy on Geometric Design of Highway and Streets 
  • Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities 
  • AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): 
  
  • Design Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel 
  • Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 
  • Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
• National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO):
  
  • Urban Bikeway Design Guide
• New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT):
  
  • Highway Design Manual
• Institute of Transportation Engineers:
  
  • Traffic Calming Measures 
  • Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares

For More Information Contact:
Melissa Jacobson, MPH, Assistant Director.
Division of Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention.
Rockland County Department of Health.
50 Sanatorium Road, Building J, Pomona, New York 10970.
Email: jacobsom@co.rockland.ny.us. Phone: (845) 364-3610.

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