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Bike‑Walk Commission reviews Complete Streets Design Guide updates
Summary
Norwalk City’s Bike‑Walk Commission heard TMP consultants present revisions to the Complete Streets Design Guide, including a new interactive typology map, lowered commercial thoroughfare target speeds, enhanced crosswalk guidance and a bicycle facility selection matrix; public comments are open through April 30.
Norwalk City’s Bike‑Walk Commission on April 21 reviewed a proposed revision to the Complete Streets Design Guide and invited public comment on a 30‑day window that closes April 30 at 11:59 p.m. Emily Burneman, chair of the commission, opened the special meeting and introduced TMP consultants who led a page‑by‑page summary of the update.
The TMP presenter said the update is the first major revision since the guide’s December 2024 draft and expands the manual to more than 150 pages to bring prior roadway standards and zoning references into a single, consolidated guide. “The comment window is open till April 30 at 11:59PM,” the presenter said, noting the memorandum and both draft editions are posted on the city website alongside a completestreets@NorwalkCT.gov address for written input.
Why it matters: the draft blends housekeeping edits with substantive design changes intended to make street design more context sensitive while preserving opportunities for retrofit work. The update adds an interactive GIS typology map so residents and practitioners can click to see a street’s…
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