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As a former CNN journalist with in-depth knowledge of the multidisciplined transportation system, [McCann] can as readily write about design and traffic signaling as about transport funding, politics, maintenance, and visioning. With ease, she discusses procedural, behavioral, political, and educational issues, including how they play out at different levels of government...a worthwhile contribution to the planning field. --Journal of Planning Education and Research This valuable book shows how to bridge the gap between complete-streets policy and implementation. --Planning I would describe this book as a must-read for planning professionals, elected officials and anyone with an interest in sustainable road systems. You will be glad you did. --Smart Growth Maryland It's hard to overstate how fundamental a change the [Complete Streets] movement has wrought in the way we think about such an important part of our communities. This is an important success story, containing many individual success stories within. Written by the movement's founder and leader (who also happens to be a very good writer), Completing Our Streets is now the definitive book on how communities can work together to make streets safe for all users. --The Atlantic Cities Author Barbara McCann has produced a thoughtful and forward-looking study showing how cities can transition to building or re-configuring safe and inclusive transportation networks. --Examiner New urbanists -- and public officials, and transportation professionals -- need McCann and the complete streets movement. Not only because their policies aid in improving our nation's public realm and transportation system, but also to learn from the communication skills, strategic thinking, and sheer coalition building power of McCann and her colleagues. Read Completing Our Streets and find out how she does it. --Better! Cities & Towns Creating streets that work for everyone, not just drivers, is far more complicated than good design. In sharing her keen insights into the experiences of communities that are bucking the long-standing auto-centric approach to transportation planning in the US, McCann offers a promising way forward. --Susan Handy Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis This book shows not just what to do, but how to create a shared sense of stewardship for our streets and enlist everyone in building something great. This is the kind of progress that endures. --Roy Kienitz President, Roy Kienitz, LLC; former Under Secretary for Policy, USDOT Barbara McCann gives us an amazing how-to resource for enhancing our streets to make our communities safer, healthier, and more people-friendly. Whether you are a practitioner or a resident, her eye-opening examples from across the US will make you want to roll up your sleeves. --Allen Biehler former Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Transportation policy is health policy, and complete streets are as much a public health strategy as vaccinations or water treatment. In this short, wonderful book, Barbara McCann describes how communities have moved from concept to practice, enabling people to get from place to place in safe, healthy, environmentally friendly, and efficient ways. --Howard Frumkin Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington McCann's writing recognizes the common disconnect between vision and implementation of complete streets, and highlights how it is possible to make positive change in a less-than-ideal environment. Her book is a call to action for interdisciplinary cooperation in balancing the important physical, cultural, and policy changes necessary to reach complete streets. --Gabe Klein Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation

McCann's writing recognizes the common disconnect between vision and implementation of complete streets, and highlights how it is possible to make positive change in a less-than-ideal environment. Her book is a call to action for interdisciplinary cooperation in balancing the important physical, cultural, and policy changes necessary to reach complete streets. --Gabe Klein Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation

As a former CNN journalist with in-depth knowledge of the multidisciplined transportation system, [McCann] can as readily write about design and traffic signaling as about transport funding, politics, maintenance, and visioning. With ease, she discusses procedural, behavioral, political, and educational issues, including how they play out at different levels of government...a worthwhile contribution to the planning field. -- Journal of Planning Education and Research Transportation policy is health policy, and complete streets are as much a public health strategy as vaccinations or water treatment. In this short, wonderful book, Barbara McCann describes how communities have moved from concept to practice, enabling people to get from place to place in safe, healthy, environmentally friendly, and efficient ways. --Howard Frumkin Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington This valuable book shows how to bridge the gap between complete-streets policy and implementation. -- Planning This book shows not just what to do, but how to create a shared sense of stewardship for our streets and enlist everyone in building something great. This is the kind of progress that endures. --Roy Kienitz President, Roy Kienitz, LLC; former Under Secretary for Policy, USDOT New urbanists -- and public officials, and transportation professionals -- need McCann and the complete streets movement. Not only because their policies aid in improving our nation's public realm and transportation system, but also to learn from the communication skills, strategic thinking, and sheer coalition building power of McCann and her colleagues. Read Completing Our Streets and find out how she does it. -- Better! Cities & Towns McCann's writing recognizes the common disconnect between vision and implementation of complete streets, and highlights how it is possible to make positive change in a less-than-ideal environment. Her book is a call to action for interdisciplinary cooperation in balancing the important physical, cultural, and policy changes necessary to reach complete streets. --Gabe Klein Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation It's hard to overstate how fundamental a change the [Complete Streets] movement has wrought in the way we think about such an important part of our communities. This is an important success story, containing many individual success stories within. Written by the movement's founder and leader (who also happens to be a very good writer), Completing Our Streets is now the definitive book on how communities can work together to make streets safe for all users. -- The Atlantic Cities I would describe this book as a must-read for planning professionals, elected officials and anyone with an interest in sustainable road systems. You will be glad you did. -- Smart Growth Maryland Creating streets that work for everyone, not just drivers, is far more complicated than good design. In sharing her keen insights into the experiences of communities that are bucking the long-standing auto-centric approach to transportation planning in the US, McCann offers a promising way forward. --Susan Handy Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis Barbara McCann gives us an amazing how-to resource for enhancing our streets to make our communities safer, healthier, and more people-friendly. Whether you are a practitioner or a resident, her eye-opening examples from across the US will make you want to roll up your sleeves. --Allen Biehler former Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Author Barbara McCann has produced a thoughtful and forward-looking study showing how cities can transition to building or re-configuring safe and inclusive transportation networks. -- Examiner

As a former CNN journalist with in-depth knowledge of the multidisciplined transportation system, [McCann] can as readily write about design and traffic signaling as about transport funding, politics, maintenance, and visioning. With ease, she discusses procedural, behavioral, political, and educational issues, including how they play out at different levels of government...a worthwhile contribution to the planning field. --Journal of Planning Education and Research This valuable book shows how to bridge the gap between complete-streets policy and implementation. --Planning Author Barbara McCann has produced a thoughtful and forward-looking study showing how cities can transition to building or re-configuring safe and inclusive transportation networks. --Examiner I would describe this book as a must-read for planning professionals, elected officials and anyone with an interest in sustainable road systems. You will be glad you did. --Smart Growth Maryland New urbanists -- and public officials, and transportation professionals -- need McCann and the complete streets movement. Not only because their policies aid in improving our nation's public realm and transportation system, but also to learn from the communication skills, strategic thinking, and sheer coalition building power of McCann and her colleagues. Read Completing Our Streets and find out how she does it. --Better! Cities & Towns It's hard to overstate how fundamental a change the [Complete Streets] movement has wrought in the way we think about such an important part of our communities. This is an important success story, containing many individual success stories within. Written by the movement's founder and leader (who also happens to be a very good writer), Completing Our Streets is now the definitive book on how communities can work together to make streets safe for all users. --The Atlantic Cities This book shows not just what to do, but how to create a shared sense of stewardship for our streets and enlist everyone in building something great. This is the kind of progress that endures. --Roy Kienitz President, Roy Kienitz, LLC; former Under Secretary for Policy, USDOT Creating streets that work for everyone, not just drivers, is far more complicated than good design. In sharing her keen insights into the experiences of communities that are bucking the long-standing auto-centric approach to transportation planning in the US, McCann offers a promising way forward. --Susan Handy Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis Barbara McCann gives us an amazing how-to resource for enhancing our streets to make our communities safer, healthier, and more people-friendly. Whether you are a practitioner or a resident, her eye-opening examples from across the US will make you want to roll up your sleeves. --Allen Biehler former Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Transportation policy is health policy, and complete streets are as much a public health strategy as vaccinations or water treatment. In this short, wonderful book, Barbara McCann describes how communities have moved from concept to practice, enabling people to get from place to place in safe, healthy, environmentally friendly, and efficient ways. --Howard Frumkin Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington McCann's writing recognizes the common disconnect between vision and implementation of complete streets, and highlights how it is possible to make positive change in a less-than-ideal environment. Her book is a call to action for interdisciplinary cooperation in balancing the important physical, cultural, and policy changes necessary to reach complete streets. --Gabe Klein Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation

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Barbara McCann served as the founding Executive Director of the National Complete Streets Coalition and Director of Information and Research at Smart Growth America (SGA), where she authored the report Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl. McCann is also a co-author of Sprawl Costs and editor of The Option of Urbanism by Chris Leinberger.

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