(4) other measures carried out by the Secretary 
to encourage the adoption of complete streets poli-
cies by local jurisdictions. 
SEC. 5. ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. 
(a) FINAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established by 
section 502(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 792(a)(1)) shall promulgate final standards for ac-
cessibility of new construction and alteration of pedestrian 
facilities for public rights-of-way. 
(b) TEMPORARY STANDARDS.—During the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 
on the date on which the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board promulgates final standards 
under subsection (a), a State or metropolitan planning or-
ganization shall apply to public rights-of-way— 
(1) the standards for accessible transportation 
facilities contained in section 37.9 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act); or 
(2) if the standards referred to in paragraph 
(1) do not address, or are inapplicable to, an af-
fected public right-of-way, the revised draft guide-
lines for accessible public rights-of-way of the Archi-
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tectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board dated November 23, 2005. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH, TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, AND IMPLE-
MENTATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
research regarding complete streets to assist States, 
metropolitan planning organizations, and local juris-
dictions in developing, adopting, and implementing 
plans, projects, procedures, policies, and training 
programs that comply with complete streets prin-
ciples. 
(2) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall solicit 
participation in the research program under para-
graph (1) by— 
(A) the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials; 
(B) the Institute of Transportation Engi-
neers; 
(C) the American Public Transportation 
Association; 
(D) the American Planning Association; 
(E) the National Association of Regional 
Councils; 
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(F) the Association of Metropolitan Plan-
ning Organizations; 
(G) the Insurance Institute for Highway 
Safety; 
(H) the American Society of Landscape 
Architects; 
(I) representatives of transportation safety, 
disability, motoring, bicycling, walking, transit 
user, aging, and air quality organizations; and 
(J) other affected communities. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The research under para-
graph (1) shall— 
(A) be based on the applicable statement 
of complete streets research needs of the Trans-
portation Research Board, as described in TR 
Circular E110; and 
(B) seek to develop new areas of inquiry, 
in addition to that statement. 
(b) BENCHMARKS AND GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The research conducted 
under subsection (a) shall be designed to result in 
the establishment of benchmarks and the provision 
of practical guidance on methods of effectively im-
plementing complete streets policies and complete 
streets principles that will accommodate all users 
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along a facility or corridor, including vehicles, pedes-
trians, bicyclists, and transit users. 
(2) FOCUS.—The benchmarks and guidance 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) focus on modifying scoping, design, 
and construction procedures to more effectively 
combine particular methods of use into inte-
grated facilities that meet the needs of each 
method in an appropriate balance; and 
(B) indicate the expected operational and 
safety performance of alternative approaches to 
facility design. 
(c) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall collabo-
rate with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the 
Federal Transit Administration, and appropriate commit-
tees of the Transportation Research Board— 
(1) to collect data regarding a baseline non-
motorized and transit use survey to be integrated 
into the National Household Travel Survey; and 
(2) to develop a survey tool for use by State de-
partments of transportation in identifying the 
multimodal capacity of State and local roadways. 
(d) TECHNICAL GUIDANCE.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall prepare and make available to all States, met-
ropolitan planning organizations, and local jurisdic-
tions a report that describes the best practices by 
which transportation agencies throughout the United 
States have implemented complete streets principles 
in accordance with, or in anticipation of, the require-
ments of this Act. 
(2) TOPICS FOR EMPHASIS.—In preparing the 
report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
place particular emphasis on the following topics: 
(A) Procedures for identifying the needs of 
users of all ages and abilities of a particular 
roadway. 
(B) Procedures for identifying the types 
and designs of facilities needed to serve each 
class of users. 
(C) Safety and other benefits provided by 
the implementation of complete streets prin-
ciples. 
(D) Common barriers to the implementa-
tion of complete streets principles. 
(E) Procedures for overcoming the most 
common barriers to the implementation of com-
plete streets principles. 
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