I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2468 
To ensure the safety of all users of the transportation system, including 
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and indi-
viduals with disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded 
streets and highways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2013 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. JOYCE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure the safety of all users of the transportation sys-
tem, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, chil-
dren, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, 
as they travel on and across federally funded streets 
and highways. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Streets Act of 
2013’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COMPLETE STREET.—The term ‘‘complete 
street’’ means a roadway that safely accommodates 
all travelers, particularly public transit users, 
bicyclists, pedestrians (including individuals of all 
ages and individuals with mobility, sensory, neuro-
logical, or hidden disabilities), motorists and freight 
vehicles, to enable all travelers to use the roadway 
safely and efficiently. 
(2) COMPLETE
STREETS
POLICY; COMPLETE 
STREETS PRINCIPLE.—The terms ‘‘complete streets 
policy’’ and ‘‘complete streets principle’’ mean a 
transportation law, policy, or principle at the local, 
State, regional, or Federal level that ensures— 
(A) the safe and adequate accommodation, 
in all phases of project planning and develop-
ment, of all users of the transportation system, 
including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit 
users, children, older individuals, individuals 
with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles; 
and 
(B) the consideration of the safety and 
convenience of all users in all phases of project 
planning and development. 
(3) LOCAL JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘local ju-
risdiction’’ means any unit of local government. 
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(4) 
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organiza-
tion’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
134(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
(5) ROADWAY.—The term ‘‘roadway’’ means— 
(A) the defined Federal functional classi-
fication roadway system; and 
(B) each bridge structure providing a con-
nection for such a roadway system. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(7) SENIOR MANAGER.—The term ‘‘senior man-
ager’’ means— 
(A) the director of a State department of 
transportation (or a designee); 
(B) the director of a metropolitan planning 
organization (or a designee); and 
(C) the director of a regional, county, or 
city transportation agency that is primarily re-
sponsible for planning and approval of trans-
portation projects (or a designee). 
(8) 
TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘transportation improvement pro-
gram’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘TIP’’ in 
section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
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SEC. 3. COMPLETE STREETS POLICY. 
(a) LAW OR POLICY.—Not later than October 1 of 
the fiscal year that begins 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act each State and metropolitan planning 
organization shall have in effect— 
(1) in the case of a State— 
(A) a law requiring that, beginning on the 
effective date of the State law, all transpor-
tation projects in the State shall accommodate 
the safety and convenience of all users in ac-
cordance with complete streets principles; or 
(B) an explicit State department of trans-
portation policy that, beginning on the effective 
date of the policy, all transportation projects in 
the State shall accommodate the safety and 
convenience of all users in accordance with com-
plete streets principles; and 
(2) in the case of a metropolitan planning orga-
nization, an explicit statement of policy that, begin-
ning on the effective date of the policy, all transpor-
tation projects under the jurisdiction of the metro-
politan planning organization shall accommodate the 
safety and convenience of all users in accordance 
with complete streets principles. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A law or policy described in 
subsection (a) shall— 
(A) apply to each federally funded project 
of each State department of transportation or 
metropolitan planning organization transpor-
tation improvement program; 
(B) include a statement that each project 
under the transportation improvement program 
makes streets or affected rights-of-way acces-
sible to the expected users of that facility, of all 
ages 
and 
abilities, 
including 
pedestrians, 
bicyclists, transit vehicles and users, freight ve-
hicles, and motorists; 
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
apply to new road construction and road modi-
fication projects, including design, planning, 
construction, 
reconstruction, 
rehabilitation, 
maintenance, and operations, for the entire 
right-of-way; 
(D) indicate that improvements for the 
safe and convenient travel by pedestrians or 
bicyclists of all ages and abilities on or across 
streets shall be fully assessed, considered, and 
documented as a routine element of pavement 
resurfacing projects; 
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