Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The Complete Streets Act of 2025 requires each State to establish a competitive complete streets program that provides technical assistance and grants for projects that make roadways safe and accessible to all users. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue benchmarks, guidance, minimum standards, and design standards (including protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and lighting), requires States to dedicate 5% of certain highway apportioned funds to the program, sets certification and reporting requirements, updates accessibility regulations, and creates grant, prioritization, exemption, and appeal procedures.
Supporters emphasize safety, equity, and accessibility benefits
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-structured substantive policy statute that prescribes nationwide obligations for States to create 'complete streets' programs, establishes design standards, allocates funding responsibilities from existing title 23 apportionments, and creates certification, reporting, and appeal processes.
The Complete Streets Act of 2025 requires each State to establish a competitive complete streets program that provides technical assistance and grants for projects that make roadways safe and accessible to all users.
The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue benchmarks, guidance, minimum standards, and design standards (including protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and lighting), requires States to dedicate 5% of certain highway apportioned funds to the program, sets certification and reporting requirements, updates accessibility regulations, and creates grant, prioritization, exemption, and appeal procedures.
Moderate policy ambition with fiscal impacts and federal conditioning reduces prospects absent compromise or inclusion in a larger transportation bill.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-structured substantive policy statute that prescribes nationwide obligations for States to create 'complete streets' programs, establishes design standards, allocates funding responsibilities from existing title 23 apportionments, and creates certification, reporting, and appeal processes. The bill is specific about mechanisms, timelines, responsible entities, and interactions with existing law.
Supporters emphasize safety, equity, and accessibility benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Supporters emphasize safety, equity, and accessibility benefits
Generally strongly supportive.
The bill advances safety, accessibility, and equitable investment in underserved communities while codifying ADA-aligned accessibility and protected bike infrastructure.
Some supporters may want larger funding commitments or stronger climate framing.
Cautiously positive but pragmatic.
The bill's safety and performance focus and technical support are constructive, but it raises questions about costs, administrative burden, and state-versus-federal roles.
Would favor phased, flexible implementation.
Likely opposed or skeptical.
The bill imposes new federal mandates, design standards, and a funding set-aside that limit state and local discretion and add regulatory costs.
Some may accept narrow safety measures but resist broad prescriptive requirements.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Moderate policy ambition with fiscal impacts and federal conditioning reduces prospects absent compromise or inclusion in a larger transportation bill.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Supporters emphasize safety, equity, and accessibility benefits
Moderate policy ambition with fiscal impacts and federal conditioning reduces prospects absent compromise or inclusion in a larger transpor…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-structured substantive policy statute that prescribes nationwide obligations for States to create 'complete streets' programs, establishes design standards,…
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