Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2008

To implement a safe and complete streets program.

5/1/2008--Introduced.
Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation or metropolitan planning organization an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles. Defines "complete streets principles" as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that the safety and convenience of all users of a transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older people, motorists, and those with disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning and development. Allows such law or policy to make exemptions from such principles only if:
(1) affected roadways prohibit specified users by law from using them, the cost of a compliance project would be excessively disproportionate to the need, or the population and employment densities or level of transit service around a roadway is low enough that there is no need to implement such principles; and
(2) all project-specific exemptions are properly approved. Requires states to ensure that every agency responsible for a project within an approved transportation improvement program reviews and certifies that the project incorporates complete streets principles. Requires the U.S. Access Board to issue final standards for accessibility of new construction and alterations of pedestrian facilities for public rights-of-way.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
• 1 more
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5951

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 01, 2008

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• May 02, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
• May 01, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
• May 01, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E798-799)
• Introduced on May 01, 2008.

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September 24, 2008 Fwd: Tell Senator Boxer your transportation priorities

Have the House or Senate passed any of these? Where should interested citizens focus their efforts? ... ; certain complete streets principles. > http://capwiz.com/lab/issues/bills/?billnum=H.R.5951&amp

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September 24, 2008 Fwd: Tell Senator Boxer your transportation priorities

Hi Phil: The three foremost issues that EBBC is promoting at the Federal level are passage of the COMPLETE STREETS ACT of 2008; ... /issues/bills/?billnum=H.R.5951&congress=110&size=full ACTIVE TRANSPORT

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September 24, 2008 Fwd: Tell Senator Boxer your transportation priorities

The federal Complete Streets Act of 2008 (Bill # HR5951) was introduced in both the House and Senate and is still in committee. In 2007 Complete Streets came within a handful of Senate votes of passing! EBBC takes our ...

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