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News & Notes

Upcoming Safe Routes to School Policy Strategy Meeting
Posted 8/9/2010

A number of Complete Streets allies are beginning to discuss a state policy for Safe Routes to Schools! A strategy meeting will be held on Thrusday, August 26 from 1-4pm at Fresh Energy (408 St. Peter Street #220, St. Paul, MN 55102). For more information, please contact Jill Chamberlain at minnesota@saferoutes.org.

Coalition releases toolkits to help communities interested in Complete Streets
Posted 8/3/2010

The Minnesota Complete Streets Coalition has published the first addition of two toolkits to help support local Complete Streets work. The Local Government Toolkit is geared toward local elected officials and city staff while the Local Advocates Toolkit is for citizens or community groups. Both toolkits include background on Complete Streets, common steps that communities or citizens can take to help make it happen, answers to common questions, and additional resources. The information is geared toward Minnesota and based on the experiences of local and national Complete Streets efforts.

We hope that they prove useful and that you will be inspired and empowered to be a champion for Complete Streets in your community!

The Coalition will make updates and additions to the toolkit as warranted. A future toolkit will include comprehensive information about the technical engineering side of Complete Streets to help with implementation of Complete Streets. If you have any comments about either of the toolkits, please contact Vayong Moua with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota at Vayong_Moua@bluecrossmn.com. We want to hear ways that we can make the toolkits even better!

Mn/DOT hosts first Complete Streets advisory group meeting
Posted 7/30/2010

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) held its initial Complete Streets External Advisory Committee meeting to get feedback on their work to fully implement the new state policy. Mn/DOT Commissioner Tom Sorel kicked off the occasion by saying that he thinks that Minnesota can lead the way on working in partnership toward Complete Streets and serve as a model for other states.

We will post full notes from the successful meeting here soon.

Complete Streets is law! Celebration May 18
Posted 5/17/2010

On Saturday, May 15, Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the transportation policy bill, which include Complete Streets! That transportation policy bill had passed the House 109-25 and the Senate 58-3. You can read the full language of the law here (pdf). Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! Work will now begin to partner with Mn/DOT to implement the policy.

Join us Tuesday, May 18 from 2:30-3:00 at Newell Park in St. Paul (900 Fairview Ave N; map) to celebrate all of the progress made on Complete Streets!

Complete Streets language passes Senate
Posted 4/28/2010

On Monday, the Complete Streets language was successfully amended onto the Senate Transportation Policy Omnibus bill (SF 2540). The omnibus bill passed the Senate today on a 63-4 vote and will go to a conference committee once the House has passed their version of the bill, which will hopefully be next week.

Complete Streets bill passes Minnesota House
Posted 4/22/2010

On April 21, the Complete Streets bill passed the Minnesota House of Represenatives with a bipartisan 92-37 vote. Preceeding the vote was nearly an hour and a half of debate. You can watch recording of the action online.

Capitol event set for Monday, April 26!
Posted 4/22/2010

Now that the Complete Streets bill has passed the House, we will proceed with the Capitol event this Monday.

11:45 -- Meet at Minnesota Environmental Partnership offices at 546 Rice Street

From there, we'll "parade" over to the Governor's office at the Capitol (it is 3 blocks away) for a brief press conference at 12:15. At 12:30, we'll deliver more than 5,000 postcards to the Governor's office in support of Complete Streets.

We’re hoping for a big group for the T.V. cameras. They’re will be elementary school kids coming from Eagan and St. Paul to join us as well.

Hope to see you then!

Capitol event udpate
Posted 4/16/2010

The Capitol event has been tentatively moved to Monday, April 26th. Fesitivities start at 11:45 at the Minnesota Environmental Partnership offices at 546 Rice Street in St. Paul before a "parade" to the Capitol. We still may need to move the event, so register below to keep updated.

Full info:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=116825994997511

https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/132/personal2.asp?formid=tlcmeet&c=6288348

Bill passes final two committees; final votes closing in
Posted 4/15/2010

Yesterday, the bill passed the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee--both on split voice votes. The bill now heads to the House and Senate floors for full votes. That could come as early as Monday, April 19th. There are language differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, so unless one body accepts the other's language, there will need to be a conference committee. That wouldn't take long if it is required as the differences are fairly minor. After a final vote to agree to the same language, the Governor will have 3 days to sign the bill.

Things are close to the end, so make sure to let your legislators know that you support Complete Streets!!

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