Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011
Latest action · May 6, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects, with certain exceptions, 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, public transit users, children, older individuals, motorists, freight vehicles, and individuals with disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning and development.
Allows such law or policy to make project-specific exemptions from such principles only if: (1) affected roadways prohibit specified users by law from using them, the cost of a compliance project would be excessively disproportionate to the need, or the population, employment densities, traffic volumes, or level of transit service around a roadway is so low that the expected roadway users will not include pedestrians, public transportation, freight vehicles, or bicyclists; and (2) all such exemptions are properly approved.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a method for evaluating compliance by state departments of transportation and MPOs with complete streets principles.
Requires the Access Board to issue final standards for accessibility of new construction and alterations of pedestrian facilities for public rights-of-way.
Requires the Secretary to conduct research regarding complete streets to: (1) assist states, MPOs, and local jurisdictions in developing and implementing complete streets-compliant plans, projects, procedures, policies, and training programs; and (2) establish benchmarks for, and provide technical guidance on, implementing complete streets policies and principles.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2011 to Mar 20, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | May 5, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Aug 5, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 29, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 20, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 5, 2011 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 5, 2011Introduced in House
- May 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3111.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47947 | Complete Streets: A Primer | Report | Aug 11, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1056 | Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 | Related bill | May 24, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure the safety of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded streets and highways.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Access Board
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Disability and paralysis
- Government information and archives
- Motor carriers
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Public transit
- Roads and highways
- State and local government operations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
