The Southern Obesity Summit came to Charlotte for its 6th annual gathering this weekend. The Southern Obesity Summit gathers people enlisted in the fight to prevent obesity from 16 southern states and is the largest regional obesity
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Lista de control de posibilidades para caminar
La Lista de control de posibilidades para caminar adjunta es una herramienta que se puede utilizar para mejorar la seguridad del recorrido de nuestros hijos hacia la escuela.
If you don’t already have these two 2013 conferences on your radar, you will want to make sure to add them now. First off, New Partners for Smart Growth, taking place February 7-9 in Kansas City, Missouri is now open for registration. Known for jazz, barbecue and fountains, Kansas City is a creative community that prides itself on good times and friendly, fun-loving people.
Report
FY 1992 through FY 2013
This report provides insight into how Transportation Enhancement and Transportation Alternative funds are being used at the national and state levels. The report is a tool for agency staff, policymakers, professionals, and citizens who want to understand how federal fund- ing shapes America’s transportation system and its communities.
In North Carolina this year, thanks to the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Safe Routes to School Coordinator Ed Johnson, the waters are “turning over” for Safe Routes to School and the prioritization of bicycle and pedestrian safety in a variety of ways and partnerships.
Report
How Safe Routes to School Initiatives Protect Children Walking and Bicycling
The Safe Routes Partnership has released a new national report showing how SRTS programs can be harnessed to keep children safe from traffic dangers while walking and bicycling to school.
I’ve written a lot in the past few months about implementation of the federal MAP-21 transportation law at the state level, but there are still many issues and processes remaining at the federal level. So this month, I thought I’d touch on a few of them.
Toolkit
Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit provides materials that state advocacy organizations can use to ensure state
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) take full advantage of the potential bicycling and
walking funding in MAP-21.
I’ve been looking at a lot of data lately, trying to get a strong grasp on California’s record of getting kids walking and bicycling safely to school. I’m an engineer by training so I enjoy any opportunity to crunch some data, and California has particularly interesting numbers to analyze. Some of California’s data is really good compared to the nation as a whole, and some
Report, Model Policy
Strategies for Governing Boards to Ensure Student Success
This handbook provides strategies to help governing boards create positive school environments where students feel safe,supported, connected to others and prepared to learn.
Rhode Island has awarded Safe Routes to School projects in two rounds which includes more than $6 million in funding For Round 1, ten Safe Routes to School programs in seven cities and towns involving 30 schools have been awarded. At this time, they are in various stages from “in process of being implemented” to completion. For Round 2, twelve programs in ten cities and towns involving 16 schools have been awarded and all are in the process of being implemented (infrastructure and non-infrastructure).
Evaluation, Report
2008 Annual Progress Report – Building Momentum and Policy Change
This report provides an update on major State Network Project accomplishments in 2008, lessons learned, state summaries, and the Local School Project.
The Safe Routes Partnership (Safe Routes Partnership) has been working with select metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) since 2010 through the Regional Network Project, funded generously by Kaiser Permanente.
Webinar
This webinar from March 20, 2014 discusses the influence of school district policies on walking and bicycling to school and resources for engaging school board members.
Safe Routes to School has the amazing capacity to stretch its boundaries across the fields of health, transportation, safety, environment and more. This elasticity is an enormous advantage in terms of marketing the benefits of walking and bicycling to and from school as an effective approach to addressing major issues in all fields.
Webinar
Implementing the Best Curriculum for Your Community
This webinar from February 20, 2014 discusses how to choose and implement the best bicycle safety curriculum for your community.
New data released from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), shows that rates of bicycling and walking have increased throughout the region.
Fact Sheet
This policy briefdescribes research showing the benefits of physical activityfor student learning, explains the state requirements andstandards for P.E., highlights board actions to support P.E.and lists additional resources board members and othersmight find useful.
Along with the transition from cold to a warm climate, more and more cyclists will be getting out to enjoy the beautiful sights the state has to offer.