Modernize federal road design standards by directing the Federal Highway Administration to update outdated rules and give state and local engineers more flexibility to design streets that protect pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users.

Seth Moulton · Massachusetts · Democratic

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The legislation directs the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to update decades-old rules that have often prioritized vehicle speed over the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. It also gives state and local engineers more flexibility to design streets that protect everyone who uses them.

Moulton reintroduced legislation to update federal road design standards and enable safer street designs for all road users.

Moulton Reintroduces Building Safer Streets Act to Modernize Outdated Federal Road Design Standards | Congressman Seth Moulton
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I reintroduced my Building Safer Streets Act to update the outdated federal standards that help determine how our roads are designed.

Moulton repeated his commitment to modernize federal street design standards through the Building Safer Streets Act.

Newsletter: Moulton Minutes: August Edition | Congressman Seth Moulton
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Moulton wrote that he reintroduced his Building Safer Streets Act to update outdated federal road-design standards.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-08-31 lookback window, Moulton's House office reported renewed action on the exact road-design-standards commitment, but described an introduced bill rather than enacted law or completed FHWA rulemaking.

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Newsletter: Moulton Minutes: August Edition | Congressman Seth Moulton
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GovInfo records H.R. 10059 as introduced by Mr. Moulton and referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text would require FHWA regulatory updates, design exceptions for multimodal projects, and guidance for streets accommodating all users, including pedestrians and cyclists. As of the record shown, it had only been introduced and referred, so the commitment had not been delivered through enacted legislation.

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H.R. 10059 (IH) - Building Safer Streets Act
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The evidence shows Moulton introduced or reintroduced the Building Safer Streets Act, which directly targets the promised FHWA road-design-standard updates and multimodal flexibility. However, the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence of enactment or completed FHWA rulemaking. This is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the promised federal policy outcome.

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