National Complete Streets Coalition

A call for safer streets this Halloween - Smart Growth America

Halloween is a great opportunity to enjoy our communities & gather sweet treats. It's also a great reminder of how important it is to keep fighting for design & decisions that keep everyone safe—today & every other day 🎃✨

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San Antonio, Texas: A coalition that leads to change (Best Complete Streets Policies 2025) - Smart Growth America

Other Texas communities are seeing the benefits of investing in #CompleteStreets — including San Antonio, whose policy earned them the #1 spot in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Best Complete Streets Policies report 🥇

Learn more: www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...

Austin safety projects linked $481M in annual crash savings, fewer serious injuries A decade into Austin’s Vision Zero initiative—a program intended to reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries—city data shows targeted mobility improvements are saving lives.

Safety improvements save lives & budgets 🚸💰

Take a look at Texas, where projects under the #VisionZero have saved approx. $481 million for Austinites every year ⤵️

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'Embarrassment': Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Still Flawed at Night — Streetsblog USA Relying solely on vehicle automation for pedestrian detection and collision avoidance is not advised, a new study said.

"Seeing 40,000 people dying on the road in the US — it's just not acceptable."

usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/17/e...

Despite pushback, 2-mile Complete Streets on brink of construction Project years in making will link several neighborhoods, Zoo Atlanta to forthcoming Beltline

#CompleteStreets plans in Atlanta call for protected bike lanes & upgraded pedestrian infrastructure to provide safer connection to the Atlanta Beltline 🚴🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

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Nashville, TN: Building on the foundation (Best Complete Streets Policies 2025) - Smart Growth America

Tennessee is keeping the momentum going! This year, Nashville was featured in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Best #CompleteStreets Policies report for having a top-scoring policy 🥈✨

Read Nashville's story ➡️ bit.ly/nashville-be...
Read the full report ➡️ bit.ly/bestcs2025

Complete Streets Leadership Academies Report - Smart Growth America

In 2023 three Tennessee communities—including Memphis—took part in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's #CompleteStreets Leadership Academy, where they built skills & tools to support a safer future 🧰✨

Read Memphis' story ➡️ bit.ly/2023csla-tn
Read the full report ➡️ bit.ly/cslareport-2...

Advocates In America's Deadliest Car Crash City Are Forming a Powerful Coalition — Streetsblog USA A group of Memphis advocates are uniting to challenge car dependency and unravel its devastating impacts on residents

"We imagine a more fair Memphis as a place where you don't have to have a car to access opportunities."

Read about what Memphis is doing to change the status quo ⬇️ & check the🧵to learn more about our work in Tennessee communities 🤝

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Implementing Complete Streets: From Policy to Action. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Passing a Complete Streets policy is the first step in creating communities that are safer, healthier, and more resilient. But adoption alone isn’t enough, cities must take actions to update practices...

#CompleteStreets policies create a foundation, but lasting change requires action!

Join us as we dive into stories from communities who used their policies as a tool for meaningful change 🧰✨

🗓️ 10/28 @ 12:00 PM ET

Details ⤵️

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🌟Bonus: More support from friends & allies means more projects & programs that uplift our vision for safer, healthier communities where everyone can move the way they want & need to.

Donate to support our work: bit.ly/sga-donate

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Best Complete Streets Policies Report 2025 - Smart Growth America

2️⃣ See if your community has a #CompleteStreets policy, & how strong it is using our Evaluation Tool 💪

📄 More on Complete Streets policies➡️ bit.ly/bestcs2025
🛠️ Complete Streets Policy Evaluation Tool bit.ly/cspolicyeval...

Accessibility audits are essential for building better streets - Smart Growth America

1️⃣ Learn more about audits, & hold one in your own community!

🚶🏻 Walk audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-walkaudits
♿️ Accessibility audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-accessib...
🚴🏻‍♀️ Bike audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-bikeaudits

#WeekWithoutDriving may have officially wrapped up, but our work towards better mobility never stops moving forward ⏩

Find ways you can be part of the momentum below ⬇️

🌟 Bonus: More support from friends & allies means more projects & programs that uplift our vision for safer, healthier communities where everyone can move the way they want & need to.

Donate to support our work ➡️ bit.ly/sga-donate

Best Complete Streets Policies Report 2025 - Smart Growth America

2️⃣ See if your community has a #CompleteStreets policy, & see how

📄 More on Complete Streets policies ➡️ bit.ly/bestcs2025
🛠️ Complete Streets Policy Evaluation Tool ➡️ bit.ly/cspolicyeval...

How walk audits help create a safer built environment - Smart Growth America

1️⃣ Learn more about audits, & hold one in your own community!

🚶🏻 Walk audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-walkaudits
♿️ Accessibility audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-accessib...
🚴🏻 Bike audits ➡️ bit.ly/wwd-bikeaudits

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

Learn what #WeekWithoutDriving is all about ⤵️
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There's still time to take part in #WeekWithoutDriving! How will you choose to move? 👟🚲🚍

Learn more about how our friends in Nashville are using their strong #CompleteStreets policy to make positive changes ➡️ bit.ly/nashville-be...

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

Learn what #WeekWithoutDriving is all about ⤵️

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During #WeekWithoutDriving, we're thinking about tools for improving our streets & transit—including #CompleteStreets policies!

Learn how our friends in San Antonio passed their @cityhealth.bsky.social Gold Medal winning policy 🥇 ⤵️ bit.ly/san-antonio-...

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

Learn what #WeekWithoutDriving is all about ⤵️

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Who Doesn’t Have a Car? A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.

“We estimate that 36% of Americans over the age of 10 do not or cannot rely on a personal vehicle to meet their daily travel needs.” New
@nrdc.org report on the overlook mobility needs of nondrivers.
#weekwithoutdriving

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

Learn what #WeekWithoutDriving is all about ⤵️

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At NCSC, #WeekWithoutDriving has us thinking about a future where everyone has the freedom to get where they want to go, no matter how they move 🚴🏻🚍🧑🏽‍🦽🚶🏻

What are you thinking about during #WeekWithoutDriving? Share your thoughts & experiences below 💭⤵️

Week Without Driving Sep 29th – Oct 5th, 2025 - An experience created for everyone to learn firsthand about barriers and challenges for nondrivers. Join, support, or become a host.

earn what #WeekWithoutDriving is all about ⤵️

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At NCSC, #WeekWithoutDriving has us thinking about a future where everyone has the freedom to get where they want to go, no matter how they move 🚴🏻🚍🧑🏽‍🦽🚶🏻

What are you thinking about during #WeekWithoutDriving? Share your thoughts & expieriences below 💭⤵️

Cassandra from @cityhealth.bsky.social is joining us to participate in #WeekWithoutDriving — a time to choose car-free travel & help shed light on ways we can improve our transit networks 🚏🚍✨

Learn how you can get involved ➡️ weekwithoutdriving.org

How Would You Get Around If You Couldn't Drive Yourself? - Disability Rights Washington Washington State, September 29 to October 5, 2025 -- Imagine your life without driving. Could you navigate your daily routines, reach your workplace, doctor's office, or connect with loved ones? This ...

First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...

TrailNation Summit Rails to Trails Conservancy’s TrailNation Summit 2025 is October 27-29, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio. Early-bird registration opens Jan. 15, 2025

Registration is now open for the TrailNation Conference! 🚴‍♀️🌿
Join hundreds of leaders, planners & advocates building trail networks that connect people + places nationwide.

Register by Oct 10 here: www.railstotrails.org/trailnation/...