(E) delineate a clear procedure by which 
transportation improvement projects may be ex-
empted from complying with complete streets 
principles, which shall require— 
(i) approval by the appropriate senior 
manager, in accordance with subsection 
(d)(2); and 
(ii) documentation, with supporting 
data, that indicates the basis for such an 
exemption; 
(F) comply with up-to-date design stand-
ards, particularly standards relating to pro-
viding access for individuals with disabilities; 
(G) require that complete streets principles 
be applied in due consideration of the urban, 
suburban, or rural context in which a project is 
located; 
(H) include a list of performance stand-
ards with measurable outcomes to ensure that 
the transportation improvement program ad-
heres to complete streets principles; and 
(I) directs agency staff to create an imple-
mentation plan. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—A law or policy described in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to a new road con-
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struction or modification project for which, as of the 
effective date of the law or policy, at least 30 per-
cent of the design phase is completed. 
(c) 
EXEMPTION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—A law or policy described in subsection (a) shall 
allow for a project-specific exemption from an applicable 
complete streets policy if— 
(1)(A) an affected roadway prohibits, by law, 
use of the roadway by specified users, in which case 
a greater effort shall be made to accommodate those 
specified users elsewhere, including on roadways that 
cross or otherwise intersect with the affected road-
way; 
(B) the cost to the exempted project in achiev-
ing compliance with the applicable complete streets 
policy would be excessively disproportionate (as de-
fined in the 2001 Department of Transportation 
Guidance on Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian 
Travel), as compared to the need or probable use of 
a particular complete street; or 
(C) the existing and planned population, em-
ployment densities, traffic volumes, or level of tran-
sit service around a particular roadway is so low, 
that the expected users of the roadway will not in-
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clude pedestrians, public transportation, freight vehi-
cles, or bicyclists; and 
(2) the project-specific exemption is approved 
by— 
(A) a senior manager of the metropolitan 
planning organization that approved the trans-
portation improvement program containing the 
exempted project; 
(B) a senior manager of the relevant State 
department of transportation; or 
(C) in the case of a project for which nei-
ther the metropolitan planning organization nor 
the State department of transportation is the 
agency with primary transportation planning 
authority, a senior manager of the regional, 
county, or city agency responsible for planning 
and approval of the project. 
(d) INTEGRATION.—Each State department of trans-
portation and metropolitan planning organization imple-
menting a complete streets policy shall incorporate com-
plete streets principles into all aspects of the transpor-
tation project development, programming, and delivery 
process, including project planning and identification, 
scoping procedures, design approvals, design manuals, and 
performance measures. 
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