Here's your chance to participate in reviewing the City of Fort Myers' draft Complete Streets Manual, which has been posted on their website for public comment.
The Fort Myers City Council voted to formalize the process of adapting the nationally known “Living Streets” manual as the City’s Complete Streets Manual, by sending it to their Bike Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) for review and comment and simultaneously posting it to the city's website - - for public feedback.
The fourteen
chapter “Living Streets” manual was first published in 2011 and authored by a
team of national experts including our own FDOT Division I Secretary, Billy Hattaway. This manual, specifically designed to be used
as a model design prototype, links the principles of complete streets with
public health and environmental concerns.
It focuses on all users and all modes seeking to achieve a balanced
street design.
City staff
in both Community Development and Public Works departments has been working to
customize the model manual, fitting it to the needs of Fort Myers. Beginning
with their next meeting on Dec 19th the seven members of BPAB will
review several chapters each month, analyzing and suggesting additions and
deletions as they proceed.
Citizens are
encouraged to actively participate. All who traverse and use the roadways or
sidewalks in Fort Myers are invited to submit their opinions and comments
regarding this manual. Public input will be assessed and incorporated as it is
received.
After
analysis and review by the BPAB, the manual will go to the City’s Local
Planning Board for similar review, with a target completion date of July 2014.
Report by Ann Pierce
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