State funding for Florida’s Regional Planning Councils (RPCs)is currently in danger of being reduced or eliminated. Florida’s RPCs have been instrumental in advancing good planning principles and practices, fostering regional cooperation between municipalities and supporting the critical planning needs of the individual communities making up their constituencies, many of which lack local planning capacity. A letter from James …
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March 27th, 2012 | Posted by in Public Health | South Florida - (Comments Off)FDOT Meets With Transit Miami, Agrees to Pedestrian Improvements
March 21st, 2012 | Posted by in Complete Streets | DOT | Miami | Pedestrian Safety | Walkability - (Comments Off)HuffPost Miami recently reported that the Florida Department of Transportation met with Transit Miami and agreed to aid in pedestrian improvements on Coral Way. To read the full article and see images, click here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-garcia/miami-transit_b_1367458.html
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s NewPublicHealth Site recently shared a video by Dan Burden about Walkability. Click here to read the full article.
Transit Miami Reports on a Public Safety Crisis in Miami
March 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Complete Streets | Public Safety - (Comments Off)The events of this weekend have caused Transit Miami to declare a public safety crisis in South Florida. They list just some of the vehicular accidents that occurred this weekend that claimed the lives of motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists. These events bring to light the importance of complete streets, good planning, and safe driving and …
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New York’s “Green Light for Midtown”
March 16th, 2012 | Posted by in Complete Streets | DOT | Pedestrian Safety - (Comments Off)Transit Miami has shared an article from the New York Department of Transportation. The NYCDOT implemented “Green Light for Midtown” as a pilot in order to improve traffic safety and flow. They used GPS data from taxi’s to analyze the project’s impact and found an improved traffice flow as well as a vast an improvement …
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New York Times Reports on Making City Streets Safer
March 14th, 2012 | Posted by in Pedestrian Safety | Walkability - (Comments Off)A recent New York Times article highlights the need for having a master plan for a city that promotes walkability, bikeability, and pedestrian safety. The article quotes James Sallis, co-author of “Making Health Places” from San Diego State University, “People are more likely to choose to walk for transportation and for recreation when there is …
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Biking & Walking on an Upswing
March 14th, 2012 | Posted by in Complete Streets | Pedestrian Safety | Walkability - (Comments Off)The Missouri Bicycleand Pedestrian Federation has reported that while US motor vehicle miles driven has been flat for a decade; bicycling and walking are on a strong upswing. This calls for attention to the fact that we should be building infrastructure for all modes of transporatation rather than building solely for cars and expecting that …
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Creating Healther and Safer Streets: Broward MPO Kicks Off Complete Streets Initiative
March 13th, 2012 | Posted by in Broward | Broward MPO | Complete Streets | MPO | Pedestrian Safety | Walkability - (Comments Off)The Broward MPO is joining communities across the country that are rethinking road design and balancing their rights-of-way for all users: walkers, bicyclists, transit riders and drivers alike. Through a grant secured by the Broward Regional Health Planning Council, the Broward MPO will provide elected officials, planners and engineers tools to create Complete Streets– corridors …
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