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The Marquette County Health Department will hold a Complete Streets training on September 30th 11:30 AM-2:00 PM in Lakeview Area.
Please download PDF flier for complete details:
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On Monday, August 23, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.is a Public Workshop on “Complete Streets for Saline”. Imagine streets with sidewalks for pedestrians, refuge islands for crossing, bike lanes for bicyclists, paths for users of all ages and abilities-That is the future of Saline. Please direct all inquiries to Jeff Fordice @734 429 5624.
City Hall, 100 N. Harris 734.429.4907
Please join avid bicyclist and Ferndale City Council Member, Melanie Piana when she speaks about what the State & National Complete Streets Coalition is, and how the City of Ferndale is looking to become a leader in building roadways that move people not just automobiles. Plus Continental Bike Shop will be doing a “bicycle commuting 101″ workshop…and afterwards feel free to join us on a mini bicycle commute around Ferndale!
The Ferndale Environmental Sustainability Commission’s Green Tuesday seminars are aimed at providing Ferndale residents with the information they need to become even better stewards of the environment. The seminars will be held the second Tuesday of the month at the Kulick Community Center in Ferndale (1201 Livernois St.) from 6:30pm-8:00pm. The seminars are FREE and open to the public (you need not be a Ferndale resident to attend).
WHAT: Ferndale Green Tuesday Seminar: Ferndale Complete Streets and Bicycle Commuting 101
WHO: Ferndale Environmental Sustainability Commission, Continental Bike Shop and guest speaker - Ferndale City Council Member Melanie Piana
WHEN: Tuesday, August 10th – 6:30pm-8:00pm + bicycle ride to immediately follow - a light and helmet is required
WHERE: Kulick Community Center, 1201 Livernois St. – Ferndale, MI
CONTACT: Douglas Christie | 248.709.9301 | [email protected]
Ferndale Environmental Sustainability Commission - Chair
Michigan Complete Streets Coalition partner Karen Kafantaris of AARP presents on Complete Streets at the Michigan Municipal League's 2010 Capitol Conference held April 13 -14 in Lansing.
A packed room of 100+ engineers, planners and politicians attended the Complete Streets workshop at the Michigan Municipal League’s 2010 Capitol Conference held April 13 -14, 2010 in Lansing.
The panel included John Switalski (D - Warren) who spoke on pending statewide Complete Streets legislation that he plans to introduce this spring. Nationally recognized walkability expert Dan Burden also joined the discussion, as did Lansing City Council Women Jessica Yorko who recounted Lansing’s recent citizen driven Complete Streets initiative which led to the adoption of the first Complete Streets ordinance in Michigan. Michigan Complete Streets Coalition partner Karen Kafantaris of AARP rounded out the panel as she made the case for why Complete Streets are essential to mobility needs of aging Americans.
The Michigan Complete Streets Coalition is pleased to report that today the MDOT budget passed out the House Transportation Subcommittee on Appropriations. The budget passed on a 5 to 3 vote and includes notable boilerplate complete streets language including a provision that the department shall give preference to enhancement grant applicants that have adopted complete streets policies.
The inclusion of complete streets language was recommended by Representative Switalski and was included in Chairman Gonzales’ recommendations to the Committee. We would like to thank Representative Switalski and Gonzales for their continued leadership on instituting complete streets in Michigan.
In addition, this bill also adds a new subsection to encourage MDOT to work with Amtrak to facilitate passengers traveling with bicycles.
The transportation budget will now go to the full Appropriations Committee for a vote before heading to the House floor later this Spring.
The Complete Streets language included in the Transportation Budget is below.
Sec. 321. In evaluating and awarding enhancement grants, the department shall give preference to applicants which have adopted complete streets policies. In addition, the department shall give preference to enhancement grant applications which further complete streets policy objectives. The department shall report to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation, and the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, on or before March 1, 2011, on the specific actions taken to comply with the intent of this section.
Michigan Department of Transportation has received training funds for Michigan to support Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety as well as encourage bicycling and walking through FHWA.
Communities can apply to host these community/regional training courses with the obvious benefit of having your local streets being critiqued by experts to make them more walkable, bikeable and ADA compliant. These courses support a diverse array of current local, state and national efforts including healthy livable communities, complete streets, context sensitive solutions, sustainable communities; just to name a few.
Click the Read More link below for a description of the three training courses your community is eligible to host or to send participates to. The training interest application is due March 25, 2010. Inquires can be made to Cindy Krupp [email protected] or Deb Wedley [email protected].
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
(Registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Location
SEMCOG Offices
535 Griswold St., Ste. 300
Detroit, MI
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Objective
This workshop will provide local government engineers and planners responsible for designing public rights-of-way and recreational facilities, and ADA coordinators, with information about federal regulations pertaining to public rights-of-way and outdoor developed areas.
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