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Monday, January 12, 2004
AmericaBikes has coined a new phrase, "Complete the Streets", to describe what needs to be done to fix the bike- and pedestrian-unfriendly mess many parts of many of our cities have become:
In bicycling circles, this idea had become known as routine accommodation, as advocates, working with planners and engineers, used their terminology to urge a more inclusive approach. America Bikes wants to make what has been a behind-the-scenes discussion into an easily understandable (and widely supported!) concept: that every road and street be routinely made safe and friendly for bicycling and walking. Through a process involving media experts and the America Bikes Board, the group coined the phrase Complete the Streets, since such routine accommodation means truly completing the street network, expanding its capacity to serve everyone who travels, be it by automobile, bus, foot, or bicycle. |