3.0.0 794 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z Senate S S 2005-04-14 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-14T20:23:21Z 2005-04-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3664) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N Transportation and Public Works Bicycles Bikeways Child safety Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Energy Environmental Protection Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to transportation Fuel consumption Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government statistics Governmental investigations Highway finance Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Metropolitan areas Motor vehicle pollution control Nonprofit organizations Parking facilities Pedestrians Physical fitness Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Sports and Recreation Student transportation Traffic congestion Traffic engineering Transportation and the disabled Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation safety Urban affairs Volunteer workers Walking Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-04T21:54:09Z Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2005 - Amends Federal highway law to require each State transportation department to adopt a policy statement ensuring that the needs and safety of all road users (including the need for pedestrian and bicycle safety) are fully integrated into the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of the State's transportation system. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to take necessary actions to double the percentage of trips made by foot or bicycle while simultaneously reducing crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians by ten percent.

Requires the Secretary to allocate certain funds for research that directly benefits the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of the transportation system for nonmotorized users. Requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to certify, as part of the certification review of their bicycle and pedestrian programs, that the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians (including people who use wheelchairs and people with impaired vision) have been adequately addressed by their respective long-range transportation plans, including a target level that doubles the percentage of trips made by foot and bicycle.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools; and (2) a task force to study and develop a strategy for advancing such programs nationwide.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a nonmotorized transportation pilot program to construct, in four communities, a network of nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities (including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and bicycle trails) that connect directly with transit stations, schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other community activity centers; and (2) develop specified statistical information on changes in motor vehicle, nonmotorized, and public transportation usage in those communities, and assess how such changes decrease congestion and energy usage, increase the frequency of biking and walking, and promote better health and a cleaner environment.

]]> Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2005 Display Title Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s794is/xml/BILLS-109s794is.xml 2005-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.