Comments on: New Laws For Safer Streets? Hawaii Gets It Right, Missouri Gets It Wrong

By: Bret

Bret — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:58 +0000

I am wondering how we can get the DOT’s, both state and county, to believe in complete streets. All they consider is capacity, capacity, capacity. They need to understand that we need to rethink our entire transportation system, making it one that doesn’t require driving 500 feet down the road to pick up a gallon of milk. Our current system breeds sprawl (inherent waste), population loss in cities, unhealthy (physically, emotionally, environmentally…) communities, and downright ugly public spaces. I truly hope DOT and political minds start to embrace a “new” transportation policy.

By: Streetsblog » Making Room for People Rather Than Cars

Streetsblog » Making Room for People Rather Than Cars — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:21:21 +0000

[...] has a personal story about how senior citizens can get shut out of walkable neighborhoods; and The Infrastructurist looks at why Hawaii got complete streets legislation and Missouri [...]

By: john

john — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:42:58 +0000

Living next to a MoDOT project means larger roads, higher speed limits, wider streets, more traffic, more noise, more pollution, and roadways which are unfriendly to pedestrians and cyclists. Peter Rahan has been a disaster for the state. Rahan has been supported by elected officials and has been instrumental in destroying the quality of life for many, unless you prefer to spend your life to driving on a freeway. MoDOT is emblematic of how the political system works in MO and these facts speaks volumes on why regions like St Louis have serious depopulation problems.