St Louis Complete Streets Bill moves out of committee with strong support

Today the TrailNet Blog reported progress in the St Louis Complete Streets bill:

We are thrilled to announce that the St. Louis Complete Streets bill successfully passed out of committee this morning, which means that it will head to the full Board of Aldermen for a final vote - perhaps as early as next week.

Alderman Shane Cohn, the sponsor of the bill, introduced the bill to the committee members and presented a strong case for the importance of a Complete Streets policy for the City of St. Louis. Todd Waeltermann (the Director of the Streets Department) and John Kohler (an engineer in the Board of Public Service) both testified strongly in support of the bill. Trailnet staff member Phil Valko also testified on on behalf of the bill. The committee members held a great discussion about the importance of Complete Streets for the well-being of our City. The main discussion point was not "Should the bill pass?" but instead, "How can we make sure St. Louis implements the policy once it passes?"