Model Policies — Executive/Agency Action
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 that requires the District Department of Transportation to adopt a series of policies, including Complete Streets and safety. Passed. Read the legislation.
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Montana Trail Maintenance Bill
Montana Department of Transportation (DOT) required to report on maintenance and repairs for multiuse trails. Passed. Read the legislation.
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California Complete Streets for Disadvantaged Communities Bill
Would require the state department of transportation to increase the annual number of Complete Streets projects undertaken by the department by 20 percent and increase accessibility for low-income and disadvantaged communities by increasing multimodal transportation proximity to employment, jobs,...
Success Stories

Trail Users Help Kill Anti-Bike/Ped Bill in Tennessee
Thanks to the grassroots mobilization of thousands of cyclists and trail users in Spring 2016, legislation that could have had negative repercussions for active transportation around the country officially died with the close of the Tennessee General Assembly’s annual session.
Rails-to-Trails...

California’s Active Transportation Program: A Model of Stable, Consolidated Funding
In 2013, California’s Senate Bill 99 created California’s first active transportation program. Earlier in the year, the governor had proposed cuts to active transportation funding. A coalition of advocates—including Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the Coalition for Recreational Trails, the Safe Routes...