In March of this year, the Nashville MPO received the “Grand Award” for Best Small Project from the American Council of Engineering Companies– Tennessee Chapter fir its Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Study. This month this study wins its second award from the Planning Council of the Institute of Transportation Engineers for a comprehensive study that creates a vision for bicycle and pedestrian mobility in Middle Tennessee. This marks the first time ITE has bestowed its Best Project Award on an endeavor focused exclusively on non-motorized modes.
The study is unanimously endorsed by the MPO and has led to regional advancement of related initiatives, including: trainings led by national experts on Complete Streets and school siting; project prioritization criteria that heavily weights active transportation; and the establishment of a 15-percent funding commitment to non-motorized modal facilities in the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan.
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Shift Gears on Safety: Why Bike Education Matters (and How You Can Help)
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You’ve probably heard it before: “oh, I couldn’t bike here, it’s too [fill
in your town’s biggest barrier to biking.]” Hesitations about safety or
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I think we're having technical difficulties with the link directly from our TDOT bike/ped webpage. I have IT working on it, but in the meantime, you can access the survey directly by visiting this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TNBikeSurvey
ReplyDeleteOkay- I have no idea why my comment got posted here instead of the one above. Either way, just ignore it!
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