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Recreation is for ALL!
Our new all-terrain wheelchairs are ready for reservations: meck.co/3ObyE8J
Residents with disabilities can use them to safely navigate greenways, trails and other Park and Recreation outdoor spaces.
ALT A woman using an all-terrain wheelchair on a nature trail.
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🚨Join us July 16 at 1 PM ET for “Life Between the Lines: Preventing Rural Roadway Departures!” This #RRSAW2024 webinar will present resources to combat RwDs & feature two local practitioners who are currently working on preventing RwDs. Register now!: register.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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Did you know it's Rural Road Safety Awareness Week? In today's blog, Erin Curry, P.E., RSP discusses this important safety initiative and some low-cost improvements that rural areas can implement for safer roads! Read more: sain.com/did-you-know-its-ru… #SainAssociates #RRSAW2024
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Sharp curves don’t have to be dangerous ⪢ Read a comic & learn more about ChevRon’s #RRSAW2024 adventure to SAVE LIVES here!: ruralsafetycenter.org/rural-…
A reminder that REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2024 NC BikeWalk Transportations Summit. We are excited with this year's line up and look forward to seeing everyone there.
Visit bikewalknc.wildapricot.org/e… to register.
#bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall
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This morning, I joined @cf_birkhead, @MarkEzzell, & local law enforcement @DukeU to speak about the health impacts of impaired driving. Grateful for the many programs of the @NC_GHSP that are keeping our streets safe and reducing injuries & deaths.
@NC_Governor @dukeemergency
youtube.com/watch?v=2MllZk2Q…
NC Governor's Highway Safety Program director Mark Ezzell speaks to the higher instances of crashes throughout the summer months.
#trafficsafety #safestreetsforall
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A good article by NC Health News about the rise in vulnerable road user deaths in North Carolina.
#bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall
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People get so angry about this thing they don't understand: road users don't cover the costs of roads. Not even close.
The Highway Trust Fund constantly needs BILLIONS from general taxes to stay solvent. General taxes have nothing to do with how much a person uses public roads.
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GHSP Director Mark Ezzell joined NC's Vision Zero communities, along with experts from @ITRE_NCSU, @hsrcinfo & @UNC_IPRC at the Vision Zero Leadership Institute at @UNC. The two-day meeting included expertise from Dr. Adam Goldstein, Dr. Anne Phillips and Angie Schmitt.
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Tune in now to hear @UNC’s Dr. Laura Sandt share her expertise on road safety at today’s Senate hearing. Dr. Sandt is Director of UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center @hsrcinfo @CSCRSinfo
commerce.senate.gov/2024/5/e…
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A recoding of the hearing is available: c-span.org/video/?535796-1/h…
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“Roadway crashes are preventable,” said our co-director Laura Sandt yesterday at a U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation subcommittee hearing on the roadway safety crisis.
ALT HSRC's co-director Dr. Laura Sandt testifying before U.S. Senate Commerce subcommittee
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And an exercise exploring storytelling as a communications strategy #NCVisionZero @NCVisionZero 2/2
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute storytelling exercise
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute storytelling exercise
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute storytelling exercise
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute storytelling exercise
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Scenes from day 1 of the 2024 #NCVisionZero Leadership Institute here at @UNC incl. opening panel “Building a Traffic Safety Culture” with our own Wes Kumfer … @NCVisionZero 1/2
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute opening panel
ALT NC Vision Zero Institute opening plenary session
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A recent article on the State bicycle and pedestrian funding limitation that makes it illegal for the State to match funds for stand alone bike and ped projects.
#bikesafety #bicyclesafety #PedestrianSafety #safestreetsforall
Is Still illegal in NC to spend state dollars on active transportation projects.NCGA Senate Transportation Committee Meeting youtube.com/clip/UgkxAa82M-9… via @YouTube