Complete Streets
The City of Chillicothe and the Ross County Health District's Creating Healthy Communities Program are working together to design a Complete Streets Policy. The new plan will set guidelines to ensure that our streets are accessible to walkers, bikers, rollers, and drivers.
We want to involve residents, associations, shop keepers and companies as much as possible in drawing up the new plan!
Join the discussion!
In order to hear your opinion, we will ask you to participate here at regular intervals and we will, of course, link this to what is happening on the field (information evenings, discussion evenings, etc.).
Following input, walk audits, and work sessions with multiple partners, a policy has been drafted and is ready for adoption!
Scroll down to review the drafted policy in front of City Council for adoption.
BIKE LANES, like this one on Piatt Avenue, provide safe routes of transportation for cyclists. By narrowing wide roadways, they can also help calm traffic on residential roads and buffer parked cars from the open road.
VISIBLE CROSSWALKS, like this one at the intersection of Paint and Second Streets, affirm the safety and comfort of pedestrians by clearly calling motorists to watch out.
TREE-LINED STREETS, like Caldwell Street, are both visually appealing and practical: trees keep things cool in the summer, reduce pollutants and runoff, and can even increase your home's value!
Phases
Drafting Our Policy
The Steering Committee will draft the Complete Streets Policy with technical assistance from Toole Design. The drafted policy will be shared with Smart Growth America for scoring and recommendations for improvements. Check back here to review the draft policy and provide comment.
UPDATE 12/8/22: Due to staff changes, the drafting of the policy has taken longer than originally anticipated. The draft policy is nearing completion and has been sent to Smart Growth America for scoring and feedback. Updates will be made to the policy following their recommendations and the drafted policy will be shared here.
Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: September 28th, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Event date: September 28th, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Event date: September 27th, 2022 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
Event date: September 20th, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Event date: September 19th, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.