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Topeka staff outline 'complete streets' design, cite 2009 policy and 2019 guidelines
Summary
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley reviewed Topeka’s Complete Streets principles, tracing policy origins to a 2009 resolution and design guidelines adopted by the regional MPO in 2019. Staff described street typologies, traffic-calming tools and a data-driven approach to lane configuration and pedestrian safety.
Deputy City Manager Braxton Copley presented the city’s Complete Streets framework to the governing body on April 8, describing the policy’s history, design guidelines and practical tools for making streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and motorists.
Copley said the governing body initially adopted the Complete Streets concept by resolution in February 2009 and then in 2019 the region’s MPO adopted design guidelines developed with consultant TOOL. ‘‘The design guidelines are predicated on the basic principle that we want to promote safe access for all users and accommodate all ages and abilities,’’ Copley said, summarizing the policy’s goals.
Staff described an 11-type street…
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