Coalition publishes Complete Streets evaluation guide

Washington, D.C. — “Evaluating Complete Streets Projects: A guide for practitioners” — is designed to make it easier for transportation professionals to understand and use new measures of success. It is a beginner’s guide to performance measures for Complete Streets projects published by the National Complete Streets Coalition.

Meant for agencies interested in but just beginning their project evaluation efforts, this resource provides general first steps to take in evaluating projects, useful measures and metrics for common Complete Streets goals, tips for sharing successes, and further resources for those ready to dive deeper into the why and how of performance measurement for Complete Streets.

Measuring project performance can help transportation agencies understand what’s working and what’s not. It’s a crucial way for agencies to align project decisions with established goals, and can clearly demonstrate a project’s success. All of this can help transportation agencies build public support for their work and get the most out of their investments.

National Complete Streets Coalition staff and a panel of transportation experts discussed new ways to measure project performance, and outlined resources communities can use to get started on this work. A recording of the webinar is available at www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2015/04/02/get-the-recap-evaluating-complete-streets-projects-a-guide-for-practitioners-webinar-and-discussion.

Download the guide at www.smartgrowthamerica.org/guides/evaluating-complete-streets-projects-a-guide-for-practitioners.