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The following principles set out broad goals for policymakers and community stakeholders to provide a variety of transportation options to meet the needs of their residents. Promote affordable transportation options Ensure the transportation system is accessible
Promote healthy communities through sustainable transportation infrastructure
Foster coordinated transportation services and assets
Strengthen federal leadership in transportation For detailed information on our policies around Livable Communities, please see our .
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This snapshot of Transit-Oriented Development Support across the United States, details the ways state, regional, and local actors proactively foster TOD. Convenient Transportation Options
A variety of safe, affordable, dependable and user-friendly travel options enables people of all ages to stay active and engaged in their communities. For some, regular, fixed-route public transportation services are ideal; for others, because of health, disability status or geography, more personalized services — such as paratransit, dial-a-ride, reduced-fare taxis or rides in private vehicles available through volunteer driver programs — are needed. Publications
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Safe Streets
More than 30,000 Americans are killed on our nation’s roadways each year and far more are injured. Older road users, because of their increased frailty, are overrepresented in both vehicle and pedestrian crash fatalities. Complete Streets are those designed and operated for safe, comfortable and convenient travel by pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. The focus of complete streets initiatives has been on changing transportation agency policies and procedures so that these multimodal accommodations become routine at the project-development stage. Well-designed roads help to extend many older adults’ safe driving years and at the same time they make it possible to travel by foot, bicycle or public transit safely in the community. Publications
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