Complete Streets Policy_Sierra Club CommunicationSIEmRA
CLUB
FOUNDED 1892 IOWA. CHAPTER
City Council
April 2011
The executive committee of the White Pine Group of the Sierra Club has directed me to write
you in support of a complete streets policy for the city of Dubuque. Such a policy should require
that when ever a street is redesigned it should take into account pedestrian, bicycle and mass
transit traffic as well as cars and trucks. The preferred policy would require an explanation as to
why or why not this was taken into account for a particular project. Overlay projects should
explain why or why not street makings for pedestrians and/or bicycles were recommended.
Complete streets is part of the DMATS trail plan. In order for Dubuque to obtain Bicycle
Friendly status ,a complete streets policy would need to be enacted. Finally, the transportation
component of the regional smart planning grant which Dubuque is a part is based on a complete
streets policy.
The White Pine Group of the Sierra Club requests the city council to adopt a strong complete
streets policy as spelled out above.
Charles Winterwood
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Chair
White Pine -Group of the Sierra Club
Dubuque.Iowa
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280, Des Moines, IA 50310 Tel: 515 -277 -8868 iowa.chapter®sierraclub.org