By STEVE FREKER
MALDEN — For the past two years Malden officials have been working on designing and implementing a Complete Streets Policy designed to provide safe, accessible use of all of the city’s streets and trails by motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
On Monday, June 12, city leaders invite the public to discuss future funding possibilities for Complete Streets project in the city. Members of the task force and representatives of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and the planning firm Toole Design Group will be at the forum.
The meeting will be at the Markey Senior Center cafeteria, 7 Washington St. from 6-8 p.m.
Two years of research and several public forums helped the city develop Complete Streets and implement it last fall on a pilot basis. The Toole Group gathered information at the previous March 29 meeting on potential municipal sites for projects, additions and improvements.
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The city is seeking state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to pay for safety improvements benefiting walkers, bikers, transit users, and disabled residents.
The Complete Streets Policy adopted by the Malden City Council states that “Complete Streets fundamentals contribute toward the safety, health economic viability, and quality of life in (the) community by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments in order to provide safe, accessible and comfortable means of travel between home, work, recreational and retail destinations.”
The policy is designed to be incorporated into decision-making on future construction and reconstruction in the community.
According to the policy, “the city recognizes that all roadway projects — including new construction, maintenance and reconstruction — present potential opportunities to apply Complete Street design principles … (and that) the city shall, to the extent practical and financially feasible, design, construct, maintain and operate all streets to provide for a comprehensive and integrated street network for people of all ages.”