[tabi] Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - Walk This Way!
- From: Lynn Evans <austin.evans60@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 16:34:33 -0500
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> From: "City of Tallahassee" <City_of_Tallahassee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: November 8, 2013 at 10:25:07 AM EST
> To: <austin.evans60@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - Walk This Way!
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>
> City of Tallahassee News Release
> Communications / City Hall / Tallahassee FL 32301 / 850.891.8533
>
> Walk This Way!
>
> Tallahassee Receives Silver Walk Friendly Community Designation - Pedestrians
> in Tallahassee may be more prone to having a spring in their step as of
> yesterday when Mayor John Marks announced that the City of Tallahassee
> received a Silver Walk Friendly Community designation from the Pedestrian and
> Bicycle Information Center (PBIC). The Walk Friendly Community program is the
> only national recognition program that highlights communities across the
> United States for their walking successes.
>
> Receiving this national award is a clear indication that we are a step above
> the rest,' said Mayor Marks. 'And, we couldn't be happier. It is an honor to
> be recognized for our efforts to create ways for our citizens to move around
> this beautiful city.'
>
> Receiving this national award is a clear indication that we are a step above
> the rest,' said Mayor Marks. 'And, we couldn't be happier. It is an honor to
> be recognized for our efforts to create ways for our citizens to move around
> this beautiful city.'
>
> Tallahassee was one of four cities and the only in Florida to be named to
> this year's Silver designation level. Judges specifically noted the City's
> efforts in the following areas:
>
> The high quality sidewalk design standards and ordinances that promote
> density in the Mobility District, which shows the City's commitment to
> providing a safe and comfortable pedestrian environment.
> The variety of outreach techniques used that allow for diverse segments of
> Tallahassee's population to participate in the planning process.
> The excellent collaboration and targeted enforcement activities of the
> multiple law enforcement agencies serving Tallahassee.
> Engineering and design practices that have led to a good network of
> pedestrian facilities, crossing treatments and other amenities that enhance
> the pedestrian environment.
> In the award packet, the judges noted, 'Tallahassee's sidewalk design
> standards [in the Mobility District] are outstanding and representative of a
> truly walkable environment! We were also impressed with Tallahassee's
> sidewalk coverage and the amount of new sidewalk that will be constructed in
> the next three years.'
>
> To view a complete list of planned and ongoing sidewalk projects from the
> City, Leon County, Blueprint 2000, Capital Region Transportation Planning
> Agency (CRTPA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), please
> visit Talgov.com.
>
> To date, there are 44 Walk Friendly Communities across the nation with
> Seattle, Wash. being the only Platinum level community.
>
> For more information on these programs and a complete list of this year's
> award recipients, please visit Walkfriendly.org. To learn more about the
> Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department, please call 891-6400 or visit
> Talgov.com/Planning.
>
> Contact: Megan Doherty, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department,
> 891-6441; or Heather Teter, Department of Communications, 891-8533
>
>
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