Walkability Wins Part Thirty-Seven

Posted December 18, 2024 in Weblog

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.

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is ready to reinforce pedestrian and bicycle owner security by way of a $500,000 grant awarded by the Transportation Options Program. This funding will probably 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 undertaking will enhance accessibility and high quality of life, and displays a powerful collaboration between the town and neighborhood.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

A College of New Mexico scholar, Jackie Davis, seen a dangerous pedestrian crossing close to her campus and determined to take motion. After observing heavy foot site 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 the 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 remove pedestrian fatalities. The town has seen a excessive incidence of site visitors crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists. As Jacksonville implements Imaginative and prescient Zero, they’ll give attention to bettering the infrastructure at high-risk intersections, upgrading crosswalks and enhancing bike lanes. The plan entails momentary quick-build initiatives to gauge effectiveness and collect neighborhood suggestions. Collaborations embody working with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, the Florida Division of Transportation, and native regulation enforcement to make sure complete protection of each state and native roads.

Portland, Oregon

Depave is making important strides to remodel the intersection of Southeast Seventh Avenue and Sandy Boulevard right into a everlasting, car-free plaza.  By means of the help of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), profitable neighborhood engagement and momentary activations that showcased the potential for the area, PBOT facilitated the mandatory permits and endorse Depave’s plans to assemble your entire plaza in a single section. Depave was additionally lately 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 the town’s infrastructure and make sidewalks extra accessible, notably in underserved neighborhoods. Beginning in January, many Denver property homeowners pays 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 homeowners had been answerable for sustaining sidewalks, which frequently result in uneven and unsafe circumstances. This alteration shifts the duty to the town, aiming to restore all sidewalks throughout the town inside a decade.

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