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Carbondale commissioners back a Complete Streets resolution outline, call for implementation plan and trustee briefing
Summary
Commissioners discussed and supported forwarding a Complete Streets resolution and MAP comments to trustees, emphasizing the need for an implementation plan, clearer project selection criteria and a multi-agency working group; they agreed to prepare a letter and exhibits for the trustees' packet.
Commissioners of the Bike, Ped & Trail Commission spent the majority of a January 2025 meeting discussing a proposed Complete Streets resolution and how it should accompany the town’s MAP (Mobility/Action Plan) when presented to the Board of Trustees.
Commissioners described the resolution as a policy framework rather than a project list: it would commit the town to adopt Complete Streets principles and provide accountability, measurement and departmental coordination when implementing the MAP. Several commissioners urged that the cover letter to trustees explicitly say one reason for adopting a Complete Streets policy is that it creates accountability, measurable outcomes and codified procedures so the MAP’s recommendations are implemented, not merely filed.
Concerns raised during discussion included the…
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