“The Safe Streets Academy has become an effective vehicle for change with my organization. The participation of various agencies & disciplines working together to effectuate change is the most helpful – it aligns each of our organizations.”
-Participant feedback
Billy Hattaway introduces the #SafeStreets cohort to the future site of @CityBeautifulFL demo project & the ped safety challenges it faces pic.twitter.com/eteTLbm4KZ
— Complete Streets (@completestreets) November 17, 2017
On day two of the workshop, we dove into a case study on the corridor where the Orlando team will carry out their demonstration project. After an introductory presentation on the corridor’s history, context, and greatest challenges, we hit the ground running with a site visit to observe the corridor for ourselves and get a sense of the safety issues it faces.
#SafeStreets Academy participants from @CityBeautifulFL @CityofSouthBend @LexingtonKyGov suit up for our demonstration project site visit pic.twitter.com/qcKqe7275T
— Complete Streets (@completestreets) November 17, 2017
“I have been trying to implement our ‘demonstration project’ for years, and it’s going to happen because of the many advocates now sitting at the table today”
-Participant feedback
We’re excited to see these three demonstration projects unfold over the course of the Safe Streets Academy. Over the next few months, as they lay the groundwork for implementing their projects, we’ll also continue working with these cities to further develop new skills through a series of distance learning modules. We can’t wait to see you all again at our next workshop in February in Lexington. Until next time!