French Broad River MPO

Complete Streets Subcommittee to the French Broad River MPO was created by the Transportation Advisory Committee in November 2010.  The first meeting was held on June 15th, 2011.  The group is tasked with working on a Complete Streets Policy and related recommendations for the MPO.  This subcommittee makes recommendations to TCC and TAC for adoption.

Participation

Meeting are open to the public.  Please contact lyuba@landofsky.org to be added to the mailing list, or to inquire about becoming a member.

2012 Meeting Dates:

• February 9th, 2012, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon: CANCELLED
• April 12, 2012, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
• June 14, 2012, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
• August 9, 2012, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
• October 11, 2012, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon

2011 Meeting Dates:

• June 15, 2011 10:00 AM.  Meeting notes.
• August 11, 2011, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon.  Meeting notes.
• October 11, 2011, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon Meeting notes. 
• December 8th, 2011, 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon.  Meeting notes.

Regional Bicycle Plan Kick-off Meeting took place on Wednesday, November 30th, 1:00 PM at the Haywood Community College High-Tech Center. See more info and fill out an online survey here.

Prioritization of Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects for addition to the Transportation Improvement Program has been finished.  The following top five pedestrian and top five bicycle projects have been selected for submission to NCDOT as recommended for programming into the TIP/ STIP.

Resources and Useful Links

• NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide provides transportation planners and engineers with new tools for bicycle-friendly roadway design
• At the federal level, complete streets policy not incorporated in the draft MAP 21 Transportation Reauthorization bill; however complete streets projects will be eligible for Transportation Mobility program.  Read further.
  
• How does implementation of Complete Streets actually take place?  Slowly and carefully. See how Charlotte uses their 6-step implementation process to accommodate local land use context
• NCDOT Complete Streets Planning and Design Guidelines (January 20, 2012 version)
• NCDOT Complete Streets Guidelines presentation to the Complete Streets Subcommittee (June 15, 2011)
• NCDOT Complete Streets Policy, adopted in 2009, available here.
• National Complete Streets Coalition has a wealth of information, FAQs and fact sheets.  See here. 
• Introduction to Complete Streets (23 Mb.)