Goals: Improve the safety of walking and cycling

This process includes engineering safe routes and facilities, educating cyclists and motorists to more safely share our streets, and enforcement. It is our intention to work with City departments, exploring the concept of a ‘complete streets ordinance’, and determine if some or all of this design philosophy might have utility for Helena.

“Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street.” (Completestreets.org) Many communities have adopted a Complete Streets ordinance. http://www.completestreets.org/index.html

Additionally, we will ask the Commission to continue to encourage inter-departmental planning and cooperation as it pertains to planning, constructing, improving, and maintaining bicycle and pedestrian facilities. There is a departmental overlap of bicycle-pedestrian facilities-related responsibilities. For instance, the Centennial Trail crosses City streets, circles the solid waste transfer station, and traverses parks lands. Ongoing planning, constructing, improving, and maintaining the Centennial Trail requires the participation and coordination of a number of City departments.