Walkability is my number one issue. The walkability of our community influences affordable living, fights climate change, and attracts businesses by increasing our quality of life. If there is a hat-trick for sustainability, it's building trails, connecting neighborhoods, and beautifying sidewalks and streets.
I am a passionate advocate of our wonderful trails program, and I am so excited about Scull Creek...
...Did someone say Scull Creek? Hell yeah!! It's going to be AWESOME...
Excuse me; I told you I got excited about trails. Back to business now.
We need to work hard to sustain the funding of our trails program, and see our trails plan through to completion. We can do it, and we have to maintain the trails as a priority in difficult budget talks.
But trails aren't the only component of walkability. We need to pursue untapped funding sources, like the Safe Routes to Schools program, which builds crosswalks, sidewalks, and signage for school children. We need to connect our neighborhoods, because conventional development patterns with cul de sacs and segregated neighborhoods do not build upon the fabric of our community and they encourage continued reliance upon the automobile.We have to embrace time-tested and connected neighborhood designs, so we can get on the right track to our 2025 vision.
