MnDOT is excited to announce that it’s time to update two
important statewide transportation plans. Over the next year, we’ll be working
closely with Minnesotans and partners like you to update the:
These are just two of many statewide plans. While MnDOT is
best known for the roads it maintains and the projects it builds, MnDOT plans
for all the ways people and goods move throughout Minnesota over the next 20
years—individually for each mode and together as a multimodal system. To that
end, we are currently finalizing plans for freight, bicycles, pedestrians, and Greater Minnesota transit
systems.
Represent your Organization at a Stakeholder Forum
Join MnDOT for one of three workshop opportunities in
November. The morning session will focus on trends that will impact Minnesota’s
transportation system in the future. The afternoon will include breakout
discussions for the State Highway Investment Plan and the Greater Minnesota
Transit Investment Plan.
- Thursday, November 5 – Mankato, MN
- Friday, November 6 – Minneapolis, MN
- Monday, November 9 – Brainerd, MN
The forums will run from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and will
include lunch. The format and information presentation will be the same at each
forum.
For details and to RSVP visit: www.minnesotago.org/event/november-stakeholder-forum
These online training modules are
designed to help public health professionals use planning and assessment tools
and integrate engagement into Healthy Eating strategies and work plans. Each
module takes about 50 minutes to complete.
You will need to be registered on MN Train to access these
trainings. You can register here.
Call for Proposals: Deadline October 31: Send your session ideas;
intersections showcasing where transportation and health meet.
Conference April 5-7; Columbus, Ohio
Fuel Up to Play
is offering small grants of up to $4,000 per school for healthy eating and physical
activity initiatives. Eligible schools must apply by November 4. More
information can be found here.
Also note that
they have just launched a website to support school wellness in Spanish!
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