Sustainable urban development through complete streets strategies

Nowadays, the expansion of the cities is an inevitable necessity, increasing the dependence of the citizens on motor vehicles and, consequently, making development of the transportation networks a necessity rather than an option. Increasing car ownership and car use has created many problems for the cities, such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution, casualties of accidents and reducing pedestrian safety. Thus, complete street policies are proposed as a solution to solve these problems. These policies have many benefits including reducing transportation costs, increasing travel options, and increasing safety, reducing air pollution and improving the quality of life for people. In this research, Jomhuri street in Shiraz city has been analyzed according to complete street criteria by using SWOT and Space Syntax method and some strategies including using ramps for the disabled pedestrian, maintaining the continuity of the sidewalks, using techniques to decrease the width of the street and considering suitable furniture along the street are proposed to make Jomhuri street a complete street.