HB 342 Summary

• Department of Transportation must incorporate complete street design features into planning, design, construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and rehabilitation of all state, county, and local highways eligible for federal and state funding.

• Complete street design features include sidewalks, paved shoulders for bicyclists, lane striping, bicycle lanes, crosswalks, pedestrian signalization, bus pull-outs, curb cuts, raised crosswalks, ramps, roundabouts, and traffic calming measures to accommodate motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit users of all ages and abilities.

• Department may consult with counties, cities, public transit organizations, state agencies, disability-rights groups, senior citizens groups, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, and developers when implementing requirements.

• Exceptions to complete street design requirements are permissible only when the department demonstrates that bicyclist and pedestrian use is prohibited by law, costs would be disproportionate to need, or there is a demonstrated lack of need based on land use, traffic volumes, and population density.

• Department must publish a best-practice report within two years of the act's effective date summarizing procedural changes and revisions to guidance documents regarding lane width, design speed, traffic thresholds, level of service, and roadway classification.