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.
Cayce, South Carolina
An annual competition 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 challenge by a Strolling Faculty Fellow who focuses on serving to her neighborhood be extra accessible by rising strolling and biking.
Thanks to Dara Brown for this win!
Blanco, Texas
The Blanco Metropolis Council unanimously authorized an ordinance lowering 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 college hours to reinforce security. The residents coordinated with metropolis companies, recruited volunteers and efficiently turned a harmful site visitors scenario right into a community-building initiative. This has not solely improved security for the varsity but additionally reworked the road right into a vibrant, social area for college students and households.
San Diego, California
The Metropolis Heights Group Growth Company has been awarded $3.3 million by the California Air Sources 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 by new bike lanes and enhanced lighting, and assist neighborhood 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 authorized a decision to authorize a Imaginative and prescient Zero Coverage this month. This adoption paves the best way for a brand new secure programs method to roadway security. The plan units out to scale back site visitors deaths and critical accidents by 40% by 2040 with the last word aim of eliminating all site visitors deaths and critical accidents inside the Metropolis.
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