 
Happy
streets mean healthy communities: they’re good for health, for business and for
the environment.
The
Statewide Pedestrian System Plan will recommend policies, projects, and
programs that will help make walking and rolling safe, convenient and desirable
for all in Minnesota.
The plan
will include recommendations for state, regional and local partners from
transportation engineers to city councils to public health practitioners.
Learn
about community engagement tools and how to use them to support the statewide
pedestrian plan. This webinar will share available resources, provide
communications tools and walk through how to use them. Participants attending
this webinar will be able to:
- Describe
the available community engagement and communications tools for the state
pedestrian plan
- Identify
opportunities to use the engagement and communications tools and resources in
their communities
- Implement and execute tools to help gather community input, which will inform
the state plan
Click here to join the webinar. Session password: Oshii2015#
To join us in person, please RSVP to chris.kartheiser@state.mn.us.
The webinar will be held in person at the Minnesota
Department of Health, Freeman Building, 625 Robert Street, St. Paul, MN 55101.
Arrive by Metro Transit via the Metro Green Line Robert Street station. Bicycle parking is
available near the front entrance.
We are happy to announce the Food Access Summit 2015,
Networking for Change!
500 participants from agriculture, anti-hunger, tribal,
community development, education, retail, health and philanthropy sectors will
gather for a two-day conference to build upon existing partnerships,
collaborations and alliances that strengthen and expand the work of individuals
and agencies. Workshops, networking and issue area strategic discussions will
be utilized to energize and connect participants so that they are ready to act,
implement and operationalize strategic priorities that create an equitable food
system for all, from the producer to the consumer.
The conference will be held Nov 8-
10, 2015 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
We have some great rates already setup at several hotels in Duluth, so book
your hotel through our website: www.foodaccesssummit.com.
Cost for registration is $125 and you’ll be able to register
in August.
Speakers and tentative schedule to be announced soon!
Check
out the draft SRTS strategic plan (PDF)
and take a survey to weigh in on SRTS program
priorities.
How did it come about? Beginning in the fall of 2014, MnDOT
convened a diverse group of stakeholders from agencies and organizations around
the state to develop a Minnesota SRTS Strategic Plan. Participants included
representatives from Minnesota State departments of health, transportation, and
education; city and county government; regional development commissions; public
safety; traffic safety; schools and school districts; non-profits; and health
organizations. Working through four interactive workshops and a series of
online surveys between November 2014 and February 2015, the strategic planning
participants developed a vision and value statements for the state SRTS
program, and 5-year goals, strategies, and action steps. The plan includes
approaches to public outreach, marketing, and education for SRTS initiatives
throughout the state of Minnesota, as well as strategies for developing and
implementing SRTS plans and programs.
Visit the MnDOT grants page to learn more about SRTS
funding opportunities for 2016-2017.
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