A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This week we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minneapolis Metropolis Council authorised a $595,000 funds for sidewalk snow removing in high-traffic areas and non-shoveling residents. Accessibility advocates and one among our companions, José Antonio Zayas Cabán of Our Streets Minneapolis, welcomed this initiative as a progressive step for mobility-impaired people, companies, and environmental sustainability. This funds is seen as a major transfer in the direction of inclusivity and addressing transit dependency, particularly for the aged and disabled. This system, selling fairness and lowering carbon emissions, is ready to start out in fall 2024.
Richmond, Virginia
Virginia is ready to boost rail connectivity with a $1.7 billion federal grant, specializing in enhancing and dashing up prepare companies between Washington D.C., Richmond, and Raleigh. This initiative, aiming for almost hourly companies by 2030, additionally contains plans to increase connections to Charlottesville and different key areas.
Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Metropolis Council has handed a legislation requiring the combination of sidewalk development and restore into metropolis paving initiatives, addressing a major infrastructure situation in a metropolis the place hundreds of blocks lack sidewalks and almost half of the prevailing ones want repairs. The invoice, sponsored by Councilmember Tammy Morales, doesn’t allocate particular funding however mandates the Seattle Division of Transportation to incorporate sidewalk work in street paving budgets.
Chicago, Illinois
The Illinois Supreme Court docket dominated that cyclists and pedestrians hit by uninsured or hit-and-run drivers are eligible for uninsured motorist protection below their insurance coverage. This resolution overturns a coverage that required people to be in an insured car to assert protection. This follows a case by a youngster injured whereas biking. The ruling aligns with the Illinois Insurance coverage Code and broadens safety for non-vehicular street customers, setting a major precedent for insurance coverage protection within the state.
New York Metropolis, NY
In response to a letter from thirty advocacy teams calling for motion after the deaths of two younger youngsters, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a plan to guard pedestrians from drivers. The plan will take away parking spots in 1,000 NYC intersections to enhance visibility, a way often known as “daylighting.” As well as, the plan contains monitoring visitors deaths in NYPD’s CompStat information and increasing the pilot program clever velocity help in about 1,500 metropolis automobiles to cease drivers from exceeding the velocity restrict.
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