A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This month we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation who’re remodeling mobility and advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro is ready to boost pedestrian and bike owner security by a $500,000 grant awarded by the Transportation Options Program. This funding will likely be used to develop new pedestrian infrastructure on the Marion Berry Parkway overpass, making a safe, well-lit pathway that may join Arkansas State College and downtown Jonesboro. The challenge will enhance accessibility and high quality of life, and displays a powerful collaboration between town and group.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A College of New Mexico pupil, Jackie Davis, observed a dangerous pedestrian crossing close to her campus and determined to take motion. After observing heavy foot visitors close to Central Avenue and Buena Vista Drive, Davis gathered information and introduced it to the Albuquerque Metropolis Council, highlighting the necessity for a crosswalk. Her efforts led to schedule a gathering with town’s Division of Municipal Division to debate potential security enhancements on the intersection, demonstrating how particular person initiative can affect planning and security in communities.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville has launched the Imaginative and prescient Zero plan, which goals to get rid of pedestrian fatalities. The town has seen a excessive incidence of visitors crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists. As Jacksonville implements Imaginative and prescient Zero, they’ll give attention to enhancing the infrastructure at high-risk intersections, upgrading crosswalks and enhancing bike lanes. The plan entails non permanent quick-build initiatives to gauge effectiveness and collect group suggestions. Collaborations embrace working with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Florida Division of Transportation, and native legislation enforcement to make sure complete protection of each state and native roads.
Portland, Oregon
Depave is making vital strides to remodel the intersection of Southeast Seventh Avenue and Sandy Boulevard right into a everlasting, car-free plaza. By way of the assist of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), profitable group engagement and non permanent activations that showcased the potential for the area, PBOT facilitated the mandatory permits and endorse Depave’s plans to assemble the whole plaza in a single part. Depave was additionally not too long ago awarded almost $800,000 grant from Metro’s “Nature in Neighborhoods” program, aiding of their funding efforts.
Denver, Colorado
Voters in Denver handed an initiative aimed to enhance town’s infrastructure and make sidewalks extra accessible, notably in underserved neighborhoods. Beginning in January, many Denver property house owners can pay an annual $150 tax to fund sidewalk repairs. The tax is predicted to generate about $40 million yearly, permitting Denver to speed up their sidewalk restore program. Beforehand, property house owners have been liable for sustaining sidewalks, which regularly result in uneven and unsafe circumstances. This transformation shifts the duty to town, aiming to restore all sidewalks throughout town inside a decade.
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