Senate Approves Complete Streets Policy for West Virginia

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In West Virginia, a Complete Streets policy recently made its way through the Senate, and will now be reviewed by the House. This legislation would encourage rather than mandate the West Virginia Division of Highways to design roads that would meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and motorists alike.  It would also create a 16-member Complete Streets Advisory Board that would make project recommendations to the state transportation board and oversee implementation.

According to this news article from The State Journal, similar legislation was brought before the Senate in 2012, but failed. Now the policy will move on to the House for review.