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Thanks to everyone who joined the celebration of 15 Years of Health by Design last week! Our team loved connecting with partners (although we missed our colleagues who are based in other parts of Indiana). We are truly grateful for the communities and coalition that support active living throughout the state! |
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Out & about on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail |
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Thanks to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail team, our Health by Design staff were able to spend an afternoon outside taking care of our block! We cleared litter and debris to make walking, rolling, and biking on the trail safe and easy, and got to install some new native plants in the greenspaces along the trail.
Special thanks to Jordan & Ethan from the Indianapolis Cultural Trail for all of the work they do maintaining this public resource.
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[Image descriptions: In the top photo, 3 team members work in a garden bed along the trail. In the bottom photo, Sara Suisman stands with a push broom as the "I" in the Indy sign.] |
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Join us for the Quarterly Coalition Meeting on Nov. 1!
Monday, November 1 will be the final Coalition Meeting for 2021. Join us virtually from 2-4pm for updates on active living work from around the state. Partners in all health, public space, and active transportation-related fields are welcome to join the conversation. Register here!
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[Image description: A green logo. Bold white letters say "Walk to School Day," but the L in Walk is made up of a person as the tall part of the L and a crosswalk stripe as the bottom of the L.] |
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Happy Walk to School Day!
Today is Walk to School Day, and we can't wait to hear all of your Walk to School Stories! If you want to keep the fun going for the whole school year, you can review materials from Bike/Walk to School and Safe Routes Partnership to learn about tips and strategies to help students stay active and safe on their daily commutes. You can find the complete map of Indiana schools registered to participate in Walk to School Day this year here!
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Join Reconnecting to Our Waterways for their event, "ROWport: Reflecting on 10 years of the collective"! Hosted on Friday, October 8 at Belmont Beach in Indianapolis, this event will celebrate a decade of work by all of the community members and organizations involved with ROW. Celebrate with a DJ, mobile art gallery, food, drinks, and more. Register for the event here!
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[Image description: An illustration of two people looking out over the river and Indy skyline.] |
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The Indiana Sustainability and Resilience Conference will take place October 26-27. The virtual event will bring together sustainability professionals, educators, and students over two half-days, with free admission. This conference will train individuals on taking climate action in their community, and provide small-group consulting to sustainability professionals at Indiana organizations. Get your free ticket today at this site.
[Image description: An icon of the conference logo, which consists of a blue torch with a globe on top instead of a flame. It is surrounded by yellow stars.]
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The Central Indiana Ride Guide from IMPO has been released! The guide includes resources throughout Marion County, as well as trails and greenways in Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Boone, Morgan, Shelby, and Johnson Counties. You can view the interactive map here!
[Image description: A graphic featuring illustrated trees and a woman riding a bicycle on a yellow road. Text above the images says, "The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Central Indiana Ride Guide. A resource for your neighborhood bike racks, repair stations, low stress routes and trails."]
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[Image description: A photo from NCMM of a train station in Denver. A man is holding a door open for another man walking next to his bicycle] |
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The National Center for Mobility Management is creating a database of community transportation services (including fixed-route, deviated fixed-route, demand responsive, volunteer drive, and on-demand services). If you are aware of any datasets relating to these services that can be shared with NCMM for this project, send them to [email protected].
You can also view resources from their updated Transportation Technical Assistance Coordination Library here.
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This summer, Health by Design team members participated in the City of Bloomington's Increasing Transportation and Mobility Accessibility Opportunities for All event. The hybrid event included guest speakers and an interactive audit of specific city streets. You can learn about the impact of the event, especially the needs assessment portion, here!
The transcript including the video description can be found here.
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[Image description: A screenshot of the Transportation and Mobility Video. The left side shows a person using a motorized wheelchair navigating a sidewalk with a trashcan in the middle, the right side shows City Councilmember Matt Flaherty sharing his experience of the audit.] |
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Upcoming HbD Meetings
Transit/COVID-19 Best Practices & Coordination Meeting
Friday, October 15| 8:30-9:45 am
Program and Policy Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 26| 9-10:30 am
Health Equity Action Team Meeting
Thursday, October 28| 1:30-3 pm
Quarterly Coalition Meeting
Monday, November 1 | 2:00 pm
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