Bike trailers on buses, kids making murals for buses, kids bus stops, bilingual maps - SO MUCH from @mara_mintzer of #growingupboulder at #saferoutesconf
When you bring kids into the discussion, adults listen. #YIMBY #saferoutesconf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
The Growing Up Boulder model: Kids first. #saferoutesconf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
“A public panel with kids...could make parents feel more comfortable....we need to discuss the perception of risk.” #saferoutesconf
There are a lot of #FierceAdvocates in the room, apparently. Safe streets advocates do not take “no” for an answer. 👌 #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
The Safe Routes Conference, in a nutshell. #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
Breakout session time. This sounds good. Let’s see how education links with infrastructure. #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
What do we want? Cities where we can move in safety, regardless of age, ability, or mode. #SafeRoutesConf #VisionZero – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
Schools are the #2 most frequently mentioned partner in #visionzero plans. But other than basic education, Vision Zero is often not folded into Safe Routes or infrastructure efforts. How do we fix this? #SafeRoutesConf
Diffusion theory: Key to building safe streets support and to minimize NIMBYism when presenting slower streets to communities. #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
Important: Your ped/bike safety coordinator should sit on your city’s #VisionZero board. #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
“Make a hard ask.” That’s how you get #saferoutes / #visionzero commitment in schools. #saferoutesconf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
It is fun to transform a street overnight! (Oh, and this pop-up #tacticalurbanism was approved and funded by the city almost immediately)! #saferoutesconf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
The city may not have the best #visionzero reputation, but there are people at @NYC_DOT that know what to do and what to say to make VZ happen. “When we’re standing at a corner, we talk to drivers and drivers only.” #SafeRoutesConf – at Hilton Tampa Downtown
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