We will support the City of Red Wing in its efforts to become a Complete Streets community. Incorporation of the Complete Streets policy ensures the following:
- Red Wing’s road systems, both downtown and in outlying areas, will be safe and convenient for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians of all ages and abilities, and users and operators of transit.
- A Pedestrian Plan and a Biking Plan will be completed that focuses on four areas: increasing safety, improving aesthetics, incorporating destination spots, and connecting key areas.
- Main crossings will be improved with regard to safety and aesthetics for walkers and bicyclists.
- Citizens will become more educated about the advantages of Complete Streets and the ease and benefits of bicycling and walking as a means of transportation.
On December 14, 2009, the Red Wing City Council lent its support for a Complete Streets task force to begin drafting language for a formal Complete Streets policy. This task force of city planners and community members will bring a formal policy before the Council and the public in the coming months. Passing a Complete Streets policy fits with the City of Red Wing’s Comprehensive Plan, approved in 2007, which calls for an increased number of safe and aesthetically pleasing byways for bicyclists and pedestrians.
If you wish to contact your elected officials to voice your support of a Complete Streets policy, contact one or more of the following people:
Mayor John Howe: john.howe@ci.red-wing.mn.us
City Council Members:
Dan Bender, First Ward, ddbender@charter.net
Lisa Pritchard Bayley, Second Ward, lpbayley@yahoo.com
Dean Hove, First and Second Ward, deanhove@charter.net
Mike Schultz, Third Ward, michael.v.schultz@charter.net
Jerry Cook, Fourth Ward, craftycook5@msn.com
Ralph Rauterkus, Third and Fourth Wards, ralph.rauterkus@charter.net
Carol Duff, Member-at-Large, cmduff@redwing.net
If you have ideas you would like to share with city planners and engineers, please call or email City of Red Wing Planning Director Brian Peterson at 651-385-3617 or brian.peterson@ci.red-wing.mn.us.
Check back on this site for news and plans of future Complete Streets projects.
For more information on the Complete Streets movement, please see the following web sites:
National Complete Streets Coalition
Minnesota Complete Streets Coalition
American Planning Assoc: Complete Streets