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.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Basic Ordinance No. 27 handed by the Metropolis-County Council in June 2023 is geared toward enhancing pedestrian security. This contains No Activate Pink, which restricts turning on pink to stop collisions with pedestrians and cyclists in an intersection. Public Works crews in downtown Indianapolis will set up No Activate Pink indicators in 97 intersections within the upcoming weeks. 

Doral, Florida

A suburb of Miami-Dade County is reworking an workplace park right into a walkable 120-acre city middle named Downtown Doral. This redevelopment goals at making a mixed-use walkable downtown, incorporating retail, parks, inexperienced areas, and faculties. This redevelopment is profitable resulting from its versatile planning strategy, accommodating adjustments primarily based on group wants. 

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Sheboygan County is actively selling biking and pedestrian security by addressing the necessity for expanded non-motorized infrastructure. The group’s efforts are available in response to the conclusion of federal grant funding, totaling $25 million, which was used to enhance sidewalks and non-motorized transportation tasks. The Division of Public Works and the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Fee at the moment are searching for public enter on “Full Streets” coverage and a Bicycle and Pedestrian Grasp Plan and have utilized for a “Secure Streets for All” grant. 

Tyler, Texas

ADA enhancements in North Broadway Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard are making the streets considerably safer for pedestrians with funding from the FHA and the Metropolis of Tyler. The enhancements have been a part of a city-approved venture to reinforce visitors security at 16 intersections. The upgrades have been a part of the 2020 Freeway Security Enchancment Program aimed to scale back visitors fatalities and accidents on public roads.

Boise, Idaho

Enormous pedestrian upgrades are coming to downtown Boise. Two main tasks are underway. The primary, changing a parking zone for a park that may provide open areas, tree canopies, and gathering areas. The second, a path linking East Boise to downtown. This will likely be a multi-use pathway that may join a just lately put in pedestrian crossing at Dona Larsen Park via the Boise Canal. This can create a “secure, handy, low-stress bike and pedestrian various.”

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