St. Louis Complete Streets Bill Heading to Full Vote

Photo Caption: Complete Streets are designed to accommodate safe and enjoyable travel for people of all ages and abilities
Photo Credit: Jan Moser courtesy of pedbikeimages.org

The St. Louis Complete Streets bill (Board Bill 7) was perfected by the Board of Aldermen last Friday and will likely head to a final vote this Friday, June 11.

What will a Complete Streets bill mean for St. Louis?
It represents a very important philosophical shift towards designing and maintaining streets for people, not just cars. Throughout the past few years, St. Louis City staff and elected officials have unofficially endorsed Complete Streets principles through their support of creating bike lanes and designing more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets -- hopefully you have noticed many of these improvements throughout the City. In fact, just last Fall, St. Louis was awarded bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community status for the strides we have taken. Although the City still has quite a ways to go and quite a bit of old ailing infrastructure to take care of, the passage of the Complete Streets bill will mark a major turning point when St. Louis officially declares a commitment to creating people-friendly streets and neighborhood environments.

Complete Streets are good for everyone. They make it safer for all roadway users including pedestrians, individuals with disabilities, bicyclists, and drivers. Complete Streets are designed to support independence of seniors, individuals with limited mobility, and safety for children walking to and from school, the local park, or their neighborhood store.

If you have not already contacted your Alderman to ask for their support of the St. Louis Complete Streets bill, please do so today! If your Alderman is NOT on the following list of co-sponsors, it is very important for you to call them. If they are on the list, please still call and thank them for their support. The bill is sponsored by Alderman Shane Cohn with the following co-sponsors:

-Freeman Bosley Sr.
-Jeffrey Boyd
-Gregory Carter
-Stephen Conway
-Marlene Davis
-Jennifer Florida
-Dionne Flowers
-Antonio French
-Lyda Krewson
-Samuel Moore
-Ken Ortmann
-President, Lewis Reed
-Craig Schmid
-Kacie Starr Triplett
-Frank Williamson
-Phyllis Young

You can find Aldermanic contact information HERE.

To read more about Complete Streets work taking place from coast to coast, visit the National Complete Streets Coalition.

To read the federal Department of Transportation endorsement of Complete Streets, click HERE.

Thank you for all you do to promote safe, convenient and enjoyable walking and biking throughout the St. Louis region!