Guilford, Your Voice Is Needed To Make 'Safe Streets'

GUILFORD, CT — Nearly everyone uses Guilford streets, sidewalks, roadways and trails be it in a car, bike, bus, scooter, wheelchair, or on foot. Having a voice in how roads, streets and trails can be improved to keep folks safe seems like an opportunity most would welcome. That’s what the town hopes, anyway.

Safe Streets, also known as "Complete Streets," are designed to safely accommodate all road users of all ages and abilities, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, and commercial and emergency vehicles.

The town is asking folks to fill out a brief survey to help the Safe Streets Task Force with its Complete Streets Project.

Click here to complete the survey.

The first public meeting for the Guilford Complete Streets Project, a virtual one, will be held via Zoom Feb. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Safe Streets contribute to a comprehensive, integrated, and equitable multi-modal network of transportation options.

The Board of Selectmen adopted a Complete Streets Resolution in March 2020 and hired a consultant team to help figure out what kinds of road and trail improvements are needed to "improve our quality of life by adding safety features and connecting important destinations. "

For more information on the Complete Streets Project, check out Guilford Safe Streets here where you'll find a link from the Complete Streets Project page to an interactive map that asks for your input on where in Guilford improvements should be made – and also what elements of our roads or trails should be celebrated. You can even post pictures to the site.