City of Cleveland Complete and Green Streets
Initiative Overview: The City of Cleveland’s 2022 Complete & Green Streets Ordinance was passed on June 6, 2022 and updates the City’s 2011 ordinance to create a new process to incorporate design elements in roadway projects that expand opportunities for travel via modes like walking, biking, and transit and reduce environmental impact within the City of Cleveland. A key component of this ordinance is the opportunity for expanded community engagement in the design of road projects through the establishment of a 10-person Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Committee (TIAC). In general, the road project review process will be augmented as follows:
- An inter-departmental City staff team will meet regularly to review upcoming City-sponsored transportation projects and make recommendations for Complete & Green Streets project elements.
- City staff will present recommendations to the TIAC for feedback and additions at the earliest stage of project planning.
- Staff recommendations, along with TIAC input, will become the Complete and Green Streets List which will be provided to the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects to inform project decisions.
- Any differences between recommendations in the Complete and Green Streets List and the final project scope will be documented as exceptions and posted publicly.
- The TIAC will assist the City in evaluating the aforementioned City-sponsored roadway projects. The City will prepare an annual Complete and Green Streets progress report that evaluates the effectiveness of the policy.
Ordinance No. 370-2022, the updated Complete and Green Streets ordinance, is available here .
An ordinance summary and list of Frequently Asked Questions about ORD. No. 370-2022 is available here.
Complete and Green Streets Policy: The ordinance directs the Director of Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects and Director of City Planning to develop a Complete and Green Streets Policy containing guidance and procedures that address the inclusion of Complete and Green Streets elements in all types of projects within the public right-of-way, including new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, restriping, and maintenance of transportation facilities and development projects.
The first version of the City of Cleveland’s Complete and Green Streets Policy is available here . The Policy is considered a draft until the Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Committee (TIAC) is appointed and convened. Following an opportunity for TIAC members to make recommendations for adjustments, the Policy will be updated and reposted. The Policy may be periodically reviewed and updated as necessary, with the most current posted and publicly available document serving as the guiding document.
Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Committee Appointments:The TIAC is tasked with providing guidance to the scoping of City-sponsored transportation projects. Cleveland City Council and the Mayor of Cleveland have appointing authority for representatives to the TIAC, as defined in Section 7 of Ordinance No. 370-2022. As of September 2, 2022, TIAC members are:
- Bonnie Teeuwen, Chief Operating Officer, City of Cleveland; Co-Chair, Vision Zero Task Force
- Kerry McCormack, Cleveland City Council; Co-Chair, Vision Zero Task Force
- Steve Tyneski, P.E., Ohio Department of Transportation
- Grace Gallucci, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
- Brian Temming, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
- Chris Hartman, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
- Jacob VanSickle, Bike Cleveland
- Beth Glas, Executive Director, Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
- André Dailey, Resident, Mayoral appointee
- Jeff Sleasman, Resident, Council appointee
TIAC meeting recordings
March 3, 2023 meeting recording: https://youtu.be/hjgUCI5q9kA