Raleigh Complete Streets

Benefits

How We Live

Unbiased mobility choices;
Accessible for all regardless of mode of travel and physical ability;
Amenities and infrastructure for all transportation types (i.e. Bike lanes, Bus stops, sidewalks, multi-use paths, vehicle lanes);
Community spaces;
Compliments architectural, economic, community, and land uses patterns throughout the City; and,
Brings together smart technologies and transportation (i.e. smart parking meters, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) systems, and Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)).

An engineered, planted area in the median on Sandy Forks Road that collects and cleans stormwater runoff when it rains — Sandy Forks Road has three bioretention basins including one in the median.

Protect the Environment

A Complete Street adds green, sustainable features to public streets such as:

Trees;
Bioretention basins, rain gardens, dry ponds, wetlands;
Permeable surfaces; and,
Plants that help manage stormwater runoff.

Sustainable construction techniques

We encourage City staff, contractors, and developers to use sustainable construction techniques, like;

Warm-mix asphalt, which cuts fuel consumption and decreases the production of greenhouse gases; and,
Recycled materials such as concrete that can be used as base stone under roadway pavement.

Complete Streets also lower transportation costs over time using infrastructure such as roundabouts, which save energy when used instead of traffic lights.

Did you know asphalt is the world's most recycled material?