# Lexington Council to Review Complete Streets Design Manual  
**Published:** 2026-05-11T11:00:48.000Z  
**Source:** [CivicLex](https://news.civiclex.org/council-to-review-proposed-standards-for-safer-more-connected-streets/)  
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The [Urban County Council's](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/municipal-government/urban-county-council) Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee will review a draft design manual Tuesday aimed at implementing Lexington's Complete Streets policy, according to [CivicLex](https://news.civiclex.org/council-to-review-proposed-standards-for-safer-more-connected-streets/).

The committee meeting at 1 p.m. in the Government Center's Council Chamber represents the latest step in a years-long effort to reimagine Lexington's streets for multiple modes of transportation beyond automobiles. The draft Complete Streets Design Manual, which will be released for public review on [Engage Lexington](https://engage.lexingtonky.gov/), sets standards for how the city and developers must design streets to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and drivers.

[Lexington adopted its Complete Streets policy in 2022](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/mayors-office/complete-streets), followed by a comprehensive action plan in 2023. [The policy requires all public and private roadway projects in Fayette County to comply with the manual](https://news.civiclex.org/explainer-complete-streets/) for new roadwork, while local government employees must follow it when repaving and redesigning existing streets.

The shift represents a departure from decades of vehicle-focused street design. [The Complete Streets initiative works in tandem with Lexington's Vision Zero policy, a commitment to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2050](https://lexareampo.org/visionzero/). [The city is improving sidewalks and intersection crossings, adding protected bike lanes and enhancing transit access](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/mayors-office/complete-streets).

The urgency of these improvements became clear in 2023, when [Lexington experienced 180 collisions where cars struck pedestrians or cyclists, resulting in 22 deaths and 37 hit-and-run incidents](https://news.civiclex.org/explainer-complete-streets/#why-do-complete-streets-matter). [In 2024, the city hired a Complete Streets Manager, and in 2025 hired a Vision Zero Coordinator to accelerate implementation efforts](https://news.civiclex.org/streeet-safety-task-force-presents-final-report-and-action-plan/).

The public will have the opportunity to comment on the draft manual before a final version is presented to the committee on June 16. [The Tuesday meeting can be watched live on LexTV](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/departments-programs/chief-administrative-officer/lex-tv). Council is expected to adopt the final manual this summer, with related subdivision regulation changes following in the fall.

## Sources

- [CivicLex](https://news.civiclex.org/council-to-review-proposed-standards-for-safer-more-connected-streets/)
- [City of Lexington - Complete Streets Policy](https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government/mayors-office/complete-streets)
- [Lexington Area MPO - Vision Zero](https://lexareampo.org/visionzero/)
- [CivicLex - Explainer: Complete Streets](https://news.civiclex.org/explainer-complete-streets/)

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