 
Minnesota Walks: Current & Future Steps Towards a
More Walkable Minnesota, is a joint effort with the Minnesota departments
of transportation (MnDOT) and health (MDH). This document provides background
and is a precursor to creating a Statewide Pedestrian System Plan.
The themes of the document include:
-
Walking is important: walking provides
numerous and diverse benefits for people in Minnesota
-
Walking should be easier: environmental factors
– build, social, and cultural – affect walking in Minnesota
-
It’s harder for some
people to walk:
some populations have less access and few opportunities to safely walk
-
Minnesota is on track to
improve walking:
Minnesota is working on walking in many different ways
This document concludes the first phase of this project. MDH
and MnDOT are now in the next phase; which includes developing a community
engagement plan and process based on findings from the background and other
resources. Community engagement will include having conversations with people
throughout Minnesota beginning this summer to create a place where walking is
safe and easy for all in Minnesota.
Check out MnDOT's website for project updates and look for more information to come.
This webinar will discuss the connection between transportation and health and
give insight into the specific process one community used to fund programs and
how the programs are implemented from start to finish. It will also highlight
how advocacy and community organizing are used to move projects forward. Register now!
Moderator: Megan
Wier, MPH, Lead Staff, Health, Transportation and Equity at San Francisco
Department of Public Health
Speakers: Leslie
Meehan, AICP, Director of Healthy Communities, Nashville Area Metropolitan
Planning Organization; Scott
Bricker , Executive Director, America Walks
Communities across the United States are interested in understanding how transportation decisions and investments can result in economic benefits. This webinar will explore methods that can be used to evaluate the economic benefits of nonmotorized transportation investments based on a recent report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Nonmotorized Transportation. The report documents a variety of economic benefits of these investments and provides a resources for communities who are interested in measuring the economic impact of future projects. Register here.
In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed a new guide that gives law enforcement and community partners advice, guidance, and promising practices for setting up and conducting effective pedestrian safety enforcement and reducing pedestrian fatalities. To download the Guide, click here.
This session will include presentations and a discussion centering on the guide itself and several case studies from around the country. The presentations will introduce you to the guide and its findings, providing information about incorporating successful pedestrian safety strategies in your community. Wil Price, of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), will discuss the development of the guide. Case studies of enforcement programs will be shared by Ranjit Walia, of Civic Eye Collaborative LLC, George Branyan, of the Washington DC Department of Transportation, and Sergeant Richard Ruth of the Orlando Police Department. Click here to register.
If you would like to host a Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum training during the 2015-2016 school year, please complete the application found here.
Proposals to present at the Winter Cycling Congress 2016 are now being
accepted. The Winter Cycling Congress will be held 2-4 February in the
Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The congress is a three-day
professional development event uniting a diverse and international group with a
shared vision of increasing cycling and walking among people of all ages and
abilities.
This year’s congress will look at winter cycling through the lens of equity. How do we engage
with a wide range of people and their communities to ensure everyone has an
ownership in cycling and active transportation no matter the time of year,
where they live, their age, ability or background?
Folks organizing the conference are interested in
information about how local public health and partners support active
transportation in the winter. Consider submitting related health improvement
work. Find more information here.
Are you looking for ideas on how to decrease the sodium school meals? Attend this FREE workshop by the University of Minnesota Extension to learn ideas and techniques to reduce sodium and increase the flavor. This is a hands-on class that will keep you involved as you learn. Class size is limited to 25 people so register early.
Participants of this informative training will:
- Understand the health implications of consuming a high-sodium diet.
- Practice identifying the amount of sodium in food.
- Learn how simple scratch cooking can reduce sodium in school meals.
- Explore and practice culinary skills to reduce the sodium content of meals.
- Learn a variety of techniques for adding flavor to food.
Training Details:
-
Tuesday, June 2nd- 9 AM- Noon- Deer River, MN- Click here to register
-
Friday, June 12th- 9 AM- Noon- Mankato, MN- Click here to register
-
Thursday, June 18th- 9 AM- Noon- Marshall, MN- Click here to register
-
Tuesday, June 29th- TBD afternoon- Wadena, MN- Click here to register
If you have any questions about these regional workshop offerings please contact Terri Swartout, School Health Coordinator, MN Department of Education at 651-582-8377.
|
