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It's Youth Traffic Safety Month, highlighting the importance of educating our younger generation about safe driving habits and responsibility behind the wheel. By doing so, we can all collectively contribute to creating safer roads in Houston: https://bit.ly/45HZpIV

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, a time to learn about and advocate strategies to help you and your community reduce ped and auto traffic conflicts. Learn more about promotion ideas here: https://ow.ly/yt4850Tuvc5

The City of Cupertino awarded $160,000 grant by the Office of Traffic Safety for its Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety program, which aims to educate youth, distribute helmets and promote safe practices through September 2025. Read more at #PublicCEO bit.ly/4fzRUZB

A recent speed study revealed shocking statistics about speeding in school zones. Over a three-day period, nearly 10,000 potential speeding violations were recorded in just 11 Jacksonville school zones. Alarmingly, only 35% of Floridians know that the school zone speed limit is just 20 mph. But there's hope: over 80% of Floridians support speed cameras in school zones, and 87% favor them on school buses to keep our kids safe. Let's come together to protect our children and ensure safe streets around schools. Read the full report at: https://lnkd.in/guqBExva

Which of these nudges stood out to you? (...mine is the 6th one) Impactful nudges catch my eye 🎯 1.⁠ ⁠Voting Ashtrays, London: Transforming street litter into a participatory poll. Smokers vote with their butts! 2.⁠ ⁠3D Illusions, Canada: Painted child on the street slows down traffic to safeguard real lives. 3.⁠ ⁠Piano Stairs, Stockholm: Making music with every step encourages commuters to choose stairs over escalators. 4.⁠ ⁠Running Track Stairs, Hamburg: Commuters race to their trains on stairs designed as athletic tracks. 5.⁠ ⁠Basketball Bins: Throw your trash and score points. Turning public cleanliness into a sport. 6.⁠ ⁠Confrontational Signs: Bold messages challenge our habits and provoke thought. 7.⁠ ⁠Graphic Lanes, UVU: Stairs marked for walking, running, texting, organizing foot traffic creatively. Curious to hear which one you like the most. Do you think they're effective in altering behavior?

The Greater Cincinnati metro area now has four traffic gardens. Caitlin Sparks and Tri-State Trails successfully funded, planned and installed a traffic garden in Dayton, KY in 2023. Cynthia Walters Cincinnati Public Schools Green Umbrella Regional Climate Collaborative Fionnuala Quinn successful in funding, planning, and installing three traffic gardens in Cincinnati Public Schools this fall. Opportunities for kids to be more active, learn to bike, and develop traffic safety awareness. New curriculum to be developed in 2025. https://lnkd.in/gPnJuH_D

‘Phone Away and Learn Today’ pilot program to take effect in all Washoe County schools after winter break 👉 Read More on ThisIsReno.com

School Zone Speed Studies - No Cost to Sign UP! Which school zones in your community should be photo enforced? Many factors should be considered. When deciding which of your school zones should be photo enforced using automated photo enforcement speed detection systems like NovoaGlobal’s School Zone Speed-Safe, consider this: •How many vehicles pass through the school zone?  •How many vehicles are speeding? •What is the speed above the speed limit? Some school zones have heavy traffic and are on busy roads. NovoaGlobal can help you make the right decision for your community with a no cost speed study of your school zones. Contact our experts to sign up for a no cost school zone speed study today! Contact Us You can reach our reps at 407-789-3607 ext 6 in Florida. 888-666-4218, Ext 6 East Coast and Ext 7 on the West. Email us at info@novoaglobal.com with your questions.

Next up for our #PedestrianSafetyMonth highlights is 2024 MIPS cohort member City of Jackson, TN Mayor Scott Conger! Mayor Conger shared tips for mayors looking to get started on pedestrian safety improvements in their city. “If a mayor wants to make pedestrian safety a priority in their city they just need to start having that conversation… I can guarantee you that there are others in your community that want to make pedestrian safety a priority. Finding those runners, those bicyclists, those who utilize the streets now that may not feel as safe—they have ideas. Talking with them can really get it going and get that conversation started.” Additionally, Mayor Conger emphasized that improvements in walkability and pedestrian safety don’t just benefit one group, they improve safety and the quality of life for the whole community. “If you look at young families and you look at those who are older, they need the same thing[s] with accessibility. They need sidewalks, they need ramps [to be able] to move with ease,” said Mayor Conger. “If we make travel easier for everyone, then it creates an opportunity for everyone.” Watch Mayor Conger’s full video here: https://lnkd.in/edBXke4Y. To learn more about the MIPS partnership between MIP, AARP Livable Communities, and Smart Growth America and to hear what MIPS cohort members are doing to promote safer streets in their communities, visit our Youtube channel or check out our website: bit.ly/MIPS2024! 🚶 🚲 👩🦽

📍Here’s a summary of strategies to reduce traffic and congestion around schools: 🌱Encourage Walking and Biking: Promote walking or biking to school through "walk-to-school" programs or safe routes. 🌱Carpooling: Organize or encourage carpooling among families to reduce the number of cars dropping off students. 🌱Staggered Start Times: Implement staggered arrival and dismissal times to spread out traffic flow. 🌱Designated Drop-off Zones: Create specific drop-off/pick-up zones away from the school entrance to prevent congestion. 🌱Public Transport: Encourage the use of public transport or school buses to decrease individual car usage. These measures can help reduce congestion, improve safety, and promote healthier transportation options.