A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This month we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation who’re reworking mobility and advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas.
Montgomery County, Maryland
The Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously voted to make the Montgomery Parks Open Parkways initiative on Seaside Drive everlasting. Starting on June 21, parts of Seaside Drive will probably be off limits to motor autos each Friday by means of Sunday providing 2.2 miles of area for pedestrians, cyclists and different non motorized customers. This extension, launched throughout the pandemic, has already been loved by over 1,000,000 individuals and is predicted to enhance choices for everybody.
Shout out to WABA Motion Committee for Montgomery County for this wonderful win!
Hawai’i
A landmark settlement with 13 younger local weather advocates will speed up Hawaii’s transit system decarbonization, recognizing kids’s constitutional rights to a sustainable local weather. The settlement contains making a Greenhouse Gasoline Discount Plan, establishing a youth advisory council, and finishing pedestrian, bicycle and transit networks within the subsequent 5 years. It is a historic case that units a precedent for youth-led local weather motion and demonstrates the ability of collective engagement by younger leaders.
New Haven, Connecticut
Sparked by years of student-led advocacy after quite a few bicycle-car collisions, New Haven will add sidewalks, velocity bump, safer bus cease, intersection enhancements and a pedestrian bridge over Wintergreen Brook early subsequent yr. This may join Frequent Floor Excessive College, Brennan-Rogers Magnet College, and native housing developments. Funded by a $669,600 state grant, these upgrades purpose to make strolling and biking safer, addressing the realm’s historic lack of pedestrian infrastructure.
Newport, Virginia
The Metropolis Council unanimously accepted a decision to companion with the state and Virginia Division of Transportation for the citywide pedestrian security enhancements undertaking. This undertaking contains upgrades at 79 intersections, specializing in pedestrian buttons, alerts, and ADA-compliant ramps. The undertaking, funded by a VDOT grant masking 90% federal and 10% state prices, goals to reinforce security with new applied sciences and infrastructure enhancements. Development dates are but to be decided.
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Metropolis of Indianapolis has awarded $500,000 to enhance ADA compliance at bus stops. This funding will help upgrades similar to sidewalk connections, boarding areas, and curb ramps, enhancing entry for neighborhoods between Central and Arlington avenues and tenth and thirty eighth streets. The undertaking, set to start in 2025, will create 91 accessible bus stops by means of a partnership with federal funds, the Division of Public Works, IU Well being, and IndyGo Basis donors. These enhancements are set enhance mobility and equitable entry.
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