; (B) to encourage eligible entities to adopt a strategic and comprehensive approach for the development of complete streets; (C) to facilitate better pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit travel for users of all ages and abilities by addressing critical gaps in pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastructure; (D) to distribute funding to reward eligible entities that have committed to adopting complete streets best practices developed by the Secretary under subsection (c); and (E) to ensure that underserved municipalities are served equitably by the complete streets program. (c) Complete streets benchmarks and guidance (1) In general Not later than 450 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and make available to States and eligible entities benchmarks and guidance by which— (A) States can carry out complete streets programs; (B) eligible entities can carry out complete streets policies and complete streets principles; and (C) eligible entities can evaluate the effectiveness of complete streets projects. (2) Focus The benchmarks and guidance prepared and made available under paragraph (1) shall— (A) be designed to result in the establishment of methods of effectively carrying out a complete streets policy, a complete streets program, and complete streets principles, as applicable; (B) focus on modifying scoping, design, and construction procedures to more effectively combine modes of transportation into integrated facilities that meet the needs of each of those modes of transportation in an appropriate balance; and (C) indicate the expected operational and safety performance of alternative approaches to facility design. (3) Topics of emphasis In preparing the benchmarks and guidance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall emphasize— (A) procedures for identifying the needs of users of all ages and abilities of a particular roadway; (B) procedures for identifying the types and designs of facilities needed to serve each class of users