GoRaleigh helped kickoff the new Dix Park Traffic Garden at Gibson Play Plaza. The traffic garden will be a 3-month semi-permanent installation open for public use. Kids can ride their bikes around the facility and learn to safely navigate an urban world. dixpark.org/event/traffic-ga…
Slowing Down for Safety: Emeryville Implements Reduced Speed Limits
Reducing speeds creates more comfortable and safe streets for people driving, walking, and biking!
For more information, please visit: ci.emeryville.ca.us/CivicAle…
🎨 Create beautiful public street #art with @RaleighTranspo!
👉 Open to artists in North Carolina
👉 Eight artists will be selected
👉 Design File only
💸 Budget $1,500 to $3,500
Apply by Jan. 15, 2025: bit.ly/417tBh8
I love lying in my space. Decorate the way you like instead of following another’s opinion. Fill it with memorabilia that reminds you of fun, & art that inspires ideas. You’re the one who spends time in it so do what you like❣️
It’s a movement, not a moment. BikeBusWorld is now a nonprofit.
Please share, sign up for updates & donate. Join the movement!! BikeBusWorld.org
Video credit: NBC News, Bike Portland, Education Week, BBC World Service, Here is Oregon, City Lab Barcelona
My adult kids are into treating the neighbor kids❣️ One kid asked, What are these? My kid, They’re @PEZCandyUSA from a bygone era. The little kid squealed with delight to their friends.
ALT Bowl of PEZ candy with Halloween character dispensers and glow in the dark sticks ready for treating tricksters.
Want to see where neighbors are celebrating Halloween tonight?
There are dozens of residential blocks closed to through traffic and OPEN for celebrations tonight through our Trick-or-Streets program.
See where your neighbors are celebrating on our map: bit.ly/Trick-Or-Streets-2024
ALT A map of Street Closures in Seattle, with a red circle over the slider that chooses "Trick-or-Streets today" to show street closures for this evening.
ALT A Healthy Street sign. Due to legal requirements, the sign must say "Street Closed," but this allows people to walk and bike on the street without limitation. Healthy Streets allow local access while encouraging neighbors to use the space for activities, gatherings, and more.
Imagine 21 fully loaded 737-8 MAX going down, with no survivors—every day.
That's how many people will die in car crashes in the world in next 24 hrs.
Based on 1.3 million road deaths in 2023, 40,900 of them in US.
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If you have an interest area or passion, chances are there is a Board or Commission of the City to match! Our Boards and Commissions serve in an advisory role to the City Council. Consider applying here: raleighnc.gov/government/ser…#ralpol#raleighnc
I think I may the winner in @SafeRoutesNow duck-duck challenge (find as many ducks tucked in the conference lobby). Either way, I know I’m a winner for having come to its Summit 2024 conf. in @fortcollinsgov! I’m ready to start Day 3 (& maybe find more ducks)❣️#SRTSJoy
ALT Tiny, glass ducks in colors of white, pink, blue and green gather together on a nightstand tabletop.
Oh man! I’m having a hard time picking my first session!! Fun, hands-on Ed that sparks conv on the built environment, or quick-build programs that improve our built environment to saves lives when walk’n & bike’n in your town. ⚖️ Both hit my targets!! #SRTSJoy
Alaska and NC are in the house❣️Attending the @SafeRoutesNow conf in Fort Collins CO? Add your group pic to the thread to show your state’s crew experiencing #SRTSJoy 👏 I couldn’t resist taking a pic of Alaska’s crew! I repeat, ALASKA, y’all!
Turn up the volume… wait, you don’t have to! The 🐝happening at @SafeRoutesNow conf: “Let’s Roll with it! A Gathering of and for Bike Educators” #SRTSJoy👏
“How could Safe Routes To School accommodate High Schoolers?”
Biking based conference
Bike and mental health workshops
Small group peer to peer training
Wanna know how to serve? Go to the source. HS’ers presenting program ideas at @SafeRoutesNow conference👏 #SRTSJoy
“If someone dies, we blame the driver or the bicycle rider.” Wes Marshall, Killed By A Traffic Engineer author, at @SafeRoutesNow Summit 2024 when answering the effectiveness of Sharrow pavement markings. It’s just paint & gives a false sense of safety.