Lexington’s local government has made moves toward making streets safer in recent years, from implementing recommendations by a task force focused on roadway safety to passing a policy goal of zero traffic deaths by 2050.
On Tuesday, a council committee took the first step in advancing what may be the most impactful of those moves: a new street design manual with robust requirements for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
The Complete Streets Manual, if adopted, will set new guidelines for how Lexington streets should be built. Developers will be required to follow new rules set in the manual for new projects…