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Making your community a better place to live, work, and play

Complete Streets & the Law

On Aug. 1, 2010 Governor Jennifer Granholm signed Complete Streets bills HB 6151 and HB 6152 into law, creating Public Acts 135 and 136 and making Michigan the 14th state to adopt Complete Streets legislation. Read more about the Complete Streets bills and the campaign efforts of the Michigan Complete Streets Coalition at the Michigan Complete Streets website.

To learn more about how Complete Streets will change your community, read this letter from the Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Complete Streets Timeline

June 2009

  • John Switalski introduces Complete Streets language to the House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. Read the article »


July 2009

  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan distribute Complete Streets Resolution to Michigan legislators. Read the article »
  • Michigan Complete Streets Coalition creates petition to support statewide Complete Streets policies.


August 2009

  • Lansing passes the first Michigan Complete Streets ordinance in the state. Read the article »


November 2009

  • Michigan Transportation Budget includes Complete Streets language.


December 2009


March 2010

  • Michigan Department of Transportation budget is passed and includes Complete Streets language. Read the article »


April 2010

  • The city of Flint is among eight Michigan communities to receive Complete Streets funding. Read the article »


May 2010

  • Complete Streets bills introduced to the House as HB 6151 and HB 6152.


June 2010

  • Complete Streets passes the House and goes on to the Senate.


July 2010

  • Complete Streets passes the Senate and goes to the Governor for signature. Read the article »


August 2010

  • Governor Granholm signs HB 6151 and HB 6152 into law creating public acts 135 and 136. Read the article »

Michigan Complete Streets Coalition Member Graphic

It’s good for your health….
Physical activity is recognized as one of the most efficient and powerful tools for preventing chronic diseases and for promoting health and well-being of the entire population.
(American Journal of Health Promotion, March/April 2007)

On a daily basis, each additional hour spent driving is associated with a 6% increase in the likelihood of obesity, while each additional kilometer walked is associated with a 5% reduction in this likelihood.
(American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2004)

It’s good for the environment…
A family that walks two miles a day rather than driving those miles will prevent, on average, 730 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year.
(USDOT/FHWA, 1992)

It’s good for the economy….
The Smart Growth Main Streets program found that active community development can provide multiple levels of economic growth. The creation of walkable shopping and business districts within communities has resulted in about approximately $3 billion in economic growth among shops within those districts.
(International Economic Development Council, 2006)

It saves you money….
The average annual price of keeping an automobile running is at least $6,000; and the cost of running a bike for a year costs less than $300