USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
No “complete streets” policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the systems that make it so hard to build safe transportation networks in the first place.
By
Kea Wilson
7:02 PM CST on March 3, 2022
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