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.
Cayce, South Carolina
An annual pageant in Cayce, South Carolina featured an illustration of a short lived protected bike lane and a two-mile household bike experience with Mayor Partin. The bike lane is a venture by a Strolling Faculty Fellow who focuses on serving to her group be extra accessible by rising strolling and biking.
Thanks to Dara Brown for this win!
Blanco, Texas
The Blanco Metropolis Council unanimously authorised an ordinance decreasing the utmost block size, which was over 1300 ft. The brand new most block lengths are 278 ft or 612 ft relying on the zoning district. The brand new smaller blocks match the historic a part of city and can present an awesome basis for walkability.
Thanks to Laura Swinson for this win!
Washington D.C.
Residents of Mount Nice neighborhood efficiently campaigned to shut the road in entrance of Bancroft Elementary throughout key faculty hours to boost security. The residents coordinated with metropolis businesses, recruited volunteers and efficiently turned a harmful site visitors scenario right into a community-building initiative. This has not solely improved security for the college but additionally reworked the road right into a vibrant, social house for college students and households.
San Diego, California
The Metropolis Heights Neighborhood Improvement Company has been awarded $3.3 million by the California Air Assets Board to develop bike and pedestrian infrastructure, enhancing connectivity within the Metropolis Heights neighborhood. This funding goals to attach key areas just like the Cuatro reasonably priced housing complicated with native transit plazas, promote sustainable mobility via new bike lanes and enhanced lighting, and assist group outreach efforts. This initiative is a part of broader efforts to advertise sustainable transportation and enhance air high quality within the area.
Little Rock, Arkansas
After years of advocacy, the Metropolis of Little Rock Board of Administrators authorised a decision to authorize a Imaginative and prescient Zero Coverage this month. This adoption paves the best way for a brand new protected programs strategy to roadway security. The plan units out to cut back site visitors deaths and critical accidents by 40% by 2040 with the last word purpose of eliminating all site visitors deaths and critical accidents throughout the Metropolis.
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