Creating Safer Roadways for All in Connecticut

[View online]( | [Send to a friend]( [CT seal]( What Are Complete Streets? [Community]( Connecticut’s roadways are more dangerous than ever, but better planning and design can reduce crashes and improve safety. According to Smart Growth America, “Complete Streets is an approach to planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining streets that enables safe access for all people who need to use them, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities.” Learn more about Complete Streets and explore AARP’s resources and efforts to create safer roadways in Connecticut. [OUR WEBSITE]( [Couple with Ice Cream Cones]( Getty Images [Complete Streets Conference]( On October 25, AARP Connecticut and Transport Hartford hosted a Complete Streets “mini conference” featuring Smart Growth America. A recording of this event is available to watch online. [LEARN MORE]( *This is not an AARP website. Any information you provide to the host organization will be governed by its privacy policy. [Friends Eating Outside]( Getty Images [Smart Growth America]( Visit Smart Growth America’s “Basics of Complete Streets” website to learn more about Complete Streets projects in Connecticut, as well as resources on why they are needed, what they entail, what makes a strong policy, and where policies have been implemented. [LEARN MORE]( *This is not an AARP website. Any information you provide to the host organization will be governed by its privacy policy. [CoupleBiking in the city]( Getty Images [Complete Streets Exchange]( The CT Training and Technical Assistance Center has a Complete Streets Information Exchange website that highlights some of the projects underway to improve roadway safety throughout the state. [LEARN MORE]( *This is not an AARP website. Any information you provide to the host organization will be governed by its privacy policy. [People Walking]( [The Future of Transportation]( AARP’s Public Policy Institute has a “Future of Transportation” website that can help you explore how emerging technologies are transforming our transportation system and the potential impact this could have on our communities and personal mobility. [LEARN MORE]( [Man Texting]( BECOME A MOBILE ADVOCATE. Join AARP's mobile activist team! Sign up to receive text alerts with legislative updates you can act on. [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [Already subscribed? Manage your preferences here.]( [Join AARP]( [AARP Connecticut]( [Contact Us]( [Manage Your Account]( [Unsubscribe From This Type of Email]( [Unsubscribe From All AARP Email]( Unused [AARP Rewards]( points expire 12 months after they are earned, in monthly batches on a rolling basis. [AARP ©1995-2023](. All rights reserved. | 21 Oak Street #104, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | [Privacy Policy](