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Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways. 3/3/2008--Introduced. Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Amends the surface transportation program to require state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to: (1) adopt a policy statement that ensures that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways within the public right-of-way; and (2) apply such policy to Transportation Improvement Program projects as well as to all aspects of the transportation project development process. Requires states and MPOs to certify that each road project has been reviewed for compliance with [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Bill TextTo implement a safe and complete streets program. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation or metropolitan planning organization an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles. Defines "complete streets principles" as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that the safety and convenience of all users of a transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older people, motorists, and those with disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning and development. Allows such law or policy to make exemptions from such principles only if: (1) affected roadways prohibit [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/10/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8278-8279) Bill Text
A bill to improve the job access and reverse commute program, and for other purposes.
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Also tagged in: Aged, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Children, Commuting, Disabled, Employment of the disadvantaged, Federal aid to transportation, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Job training, Labor, Mass rapid transit, Nonprofit organizations, Social services, Technical education, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Youth employment
Latest Action: 09/10/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8278-8279) Bill Text
A bill to improve the job access and reverse commute program, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Bicycles, Budgets, Child safety, Children, Disabled, Executive departments, Federal aid to transportation, Highway finance, Infrastructure, Law, Mass rapid transit, Pedestrians, Road construction, Standards, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Transportation engineering, Transportation planning, Transportation safety
Latest Action: 05/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Bill TextTo implement a safe and complete streets program. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation or metropolitan planning organization an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles. Defines "complete streets principles" as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that the safety and convenience of all users of a transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older people, motorists, and those with disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning and development. Allows such law or policy to make exemptions from such principles only if: (1) affected roadways prohibit [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Aged, Bicycles, Children, Disabled, Infrastructure, Pedestrians, Right-of-way, Road construction, Science policy, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation, Transportation and the disabled, Transportation research
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways. 3/3/2008--Introduced. Complete Streets Act of 2008 - Amends the surface transportation program to require state and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to: (1) adopt a policy statement that ensures that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways within the public right-of-way; and (2) apply such policy to Transportation Improvement Program projects as well as to all aspects of the transportation project development process. Requires states and MPOs to certify that each road project has been reviewed for compliance with [...] show full description
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