Ferndale's Complete Streets are No Small Feat

[marmar]

from WeAreModeShift:




Walking the streets of Ferndale offers a glimpse into what's possible when a community embraces multi-modal road design. The Odyssey crew got a good view of this during a Oct. 7 walking tour, the first official Odyssey stop.

Ferndale covers roughly four square miles due north of Detroit and is home to about 20,000 residents. Despite its modest size, the city’s big efforts on Complete Streets caught the eyes of MTO organizers.

Complete Streets is a philosophy of road design that takes all users into consideration, whether they be motorists, bicyclists, transit users, pedestrians or those using assistive devices like wheelchairs. It’s aimed at providing appropriate access to all these users as streetscapes are planned, built and renovated.

Ferndale adopted a Complete Streets ordinance in October 2010, shortly after Michigan’s legislature made it state-mandated policy. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://wearemodeshift.org/ferndale%E2%80%99s-complete-streets-are-no-small-feat-michigan-transportation-odyssey-2014

[Thor_MN]

1. That's a lot of paint, with no intuitive meanings...

I recognize a crosswalk in there, but what is with the green paint?

I like the concept, but driving there would be hell for visitors who don't know what the Partridge Family Bus Paint is all about.