"COMPLETE STREETS"
ORDINANCE

As part of the Live Well Ferguson! initiative, the City of Ferguson adopted a Complete Streets ordinance, November 18, 2008.

Complete Streets is an innovative policy that will shape Ferguson's future as a livable, walkable, and bikeable community for all ages. The policy adopted states that Ferguson will design, build, and maintain streets in a manner that accommodates safe and contiguous travel for all users -- seniors, persons with disabilities, children, pedestrians, cyclists, trasit-users, and cars.

Article 1 of Chapter 40
(Summary)

Whereas, the City (Ferguson) desires to encourage walking, bicycling and transit use as safe, convenient and widely available modes of transportation for all people: and Whereas, the Council desires to adopt a "Complete Streets" policy which is to be used as the guiding principle, where practicable and economically feasible, in the design, operation and maintenance of Ferguson's streets to promote safe and convenient access and travel for all users --- pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and people of all abilities.

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