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 brief protected bike lane and a two-mile household bike trip with Mayor Partin. The bike lane is a venture by a Strolling Faculty Fellow who focuses on serving to her neighborhood be extra accessible by growing strolling and biking. 

Thanks to Dara Brown for this win!

Blanco, Texas

The Blanco Metropolis Council unanimously authorised 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 a terrific 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 faculty hours to boost security. The residents coordinated with metropolis businesses, recruited volunteers and efficiently turned a harmful visitors scenario right into a community-building initiative. This has not solely improved security for the college but additionally reworked the road right into a vibrant, social area for college kids and households. 

San Diego, California

The Metropolis Heights Group Improvement 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 inexpensive housing complicated with native transit plazas, promote sustainable mobility by means of 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 authorised a decision to authorize a Imaginative and prescient Zero Coverage this month. This adoption paves the way in which for a brand new secure programs strategy to roadway security. The plan units out to cut back visitors deaths and critical accidents by 40% by 2040 with the final word aim of eliminating all visitors deaths and critical accidents throughout the Metropolis.

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