Mayors' Challenge Cities List – August 2016
List of participating jurisidictions in the Mayors' Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets.
See our interactive map of Mayors' Challenge cities here.
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Safer People, Safer Streets Summit to Highlight Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Work
Since early last year, 246 mayors, elected officials, and other local leaders from around the country have signed on to improve safety on the streets of their communities as part of the Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets.
On September 16, we’re inviting local elected officials and their staff from these communities, and others interested in pedestrian and bicycle safety, to the 2016 Summit for Safer People, Safer Streets at USDOT’s headquarters to highlight this important work.
Conference of Mayors’ Transportation Committee Meeting
Secretary Anthony Foxx
Conference of Mayors’ Transportation Committee Meeting
Summary Report: DOT Pedestrian and Bicyclist Road Safety Assessments
In Fall 2014, DOT launched its Safer People, Safer Streets initiative with the goal of improving pedestrian and bicycle safety across the country. The first element of the initiative was a call for the Department to convene a walk/bike safety assessment in every State.
Collaboration the key to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety
Report highlights challenges and opportunities uncovered in multimodal assessments.
Over the course of the last year, more than 1,500 people walked or got on bikes to take part in bicycle and walking safety assessments hosted by dozens of DOT field offices in every state. And while the assessments identified physical barriers such as missing curb cuts or crosswalks, they also made significant progress in identifying ways Federal, State, and local agencies can all work together to ensure pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Today we're releasing our report on what we did, what we found, and what we learned.
The Assessments were launched as part of the ongoing Safer People, Safer Streets Initiative. Each entailed collaboration between Federal, State, and local agencies and partners to identify ways to make walking and bicycling safer and easier. Assessments were conducted in each State as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
Cities adopting bike investment as a way to move Beyond Traffic
This morning in the Fast Lane, Secretary Foxx reiterated the warning of our Beyond Traffic draft 30-year transportation forecast: “A tidal wave is coming for us in transportation, a wave of people and freight….Our infrastructure system, which struggles to meet its current challenges, won't be able to ride the coming wave. Especially when you consider today's transportation funding situation.”
Fortunately, many communities across the U.S. —like those in our Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets— have embraced an approach that reduces roadway congestion and stretches our transportation dollars: bicycle infrastructure. Even better, improving bicycle infrastructure boosts economic growth...
National Bike Month winding down, Mayors' Challenge is not
The month of May is winding down, and with it National Bike Month. Fast Lane readers have probably noticed an uptick in our bike-related articles recently, and that has been deliberate as I’ve wanted –particularly this month— to throw our support behind the more than 200 communities that have signed up for our Mayors’ Challenge for Safer, People, Safer Streets.
And, as we’ve reported here, the Mayors’ Challenge participants across the country have indeed been busy helping improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety in cities of all shapes and sizes for people of all abilities. For instance, in Columbia, MO, Mayor Bob McDavid has established a pedestrian safety task force, and in San Jose, CA, Mayor Sam Liccardo has announced a major new safe street strategy...
Mayor Frank Chillura leads the 2015 "Ride with the Mayor" in Temple Terrace, Florida.
Transportation Innovation Academy offers regions a leg-up
Fast Lane readers know that two recent DOT programs –our Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets and our LadderSTEP initiative—feature technical assistance as a key element. With those two efforts and the TIGER grant workshops we’ve hosted, we’re reaching out to help communities across America plan better, build better, and move better.
And we’re not alone. Earlier this month, Transportation For America (T4America) –an alliance of elected, business and civic leaders—partnered with TransitCenter—a philanthropy committed to improving urban transportation—to launch the Transportation Innovation Academy.
The year-long academy gathers key leaders from large metropolitan areas that have ambitious plans to expand their regional transportation system. They recognize that world class public transportation is essential to their economic competitiveness and to prosperity for all residents...
Bike To Work Day 2015
If you noticed an unusually high number of commuters on two wheels and under pedal power last Friday, that's because it was Bike To Work Day (B2WD). And while it's not exactly the most widely-observed day on the national calendar --yet!-- it is something to celebrate.
For regular bike commuters, it might just have been another Friday in May. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of B2WD is the number of not-so-regular bicyclists who come out of the woodwork.
Thanks to B2WD pit stops and other activities that communities across America hosted, many riders who might otherwise drive, walk, or ride transit, learn that bicycling to work is a reasonable option --not mention fun, healthy, and sustainable. Some communities also encourage new bike commuters by hosting guided rides and ride-buddy programs...
Mayors' Challenge communities in gear for National Bike Month
We're now more than a week into May, and DOT is hearing about some great National Bike Month initiatives from participants in our Mayors' Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets. It looks like the Challenge that Secretary Foxx launched earlier this year has already helped local leaders promote safe walking and bicycling in communities across the country.
We've added a few initiatives of our own to the mix as well. Last week, we held a virtual forum where Challenge participants could share their activities, and today we're sharing our fun new Bike To Work Week video!
Click on the jump to learn about biking activities in Fergus Falls (MN), Bellevue (WA), and Burlington (VT)!