MDOT promotes Walkability Reviews
Contact: Barbara Hicks, MDOT Office of Communications, br> hicksb3@michigan.gov517-335-2482 Agency: Transportation
Fast Facts:
- MDOT is sponsoring Walkability Reviews in six communities in September.
- The activity familiarizes local officials with factors that contribute to walkability success.
August 26, 2013 -- Interested in making your neighborhood or community a more pleasant place to walk? The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is offering a series of walkability reviews in six communities around the state, designed to teach the basic principles of walkability from a non-technical perspective.
The Walkability Reviews are designed to help local administrators, officials, engineers, planners, business owners, residents, and other community stakeholders learn the benefits of providing a safe and attractive environment for walking. T.Y. Lin experts Tim Gustafson and David Smith, who have extensive experience in pedestrian planning, will conduct the reviews. Participants will learn how to identify and assess factors that contribute to walkability.
Walkability Reviews will be conducted from Sept. 9 to 13. To register, contact the communities listed below no later than Aug. 30 - space is limited.
| Dates | Location | Contact |
| Monday, Sept. 9 | Laingsburg | laingsburg@hotmail.com |
| Tuesday, Sept. 10 | Lyon Township | maniol@lyontwp.org |
| Wednesday, Sept. 11 | Dearborn | dnorwood@ci.dearborn.mi.us |
| Thursday, Sept. 12 | Bronson | m.heydlauff@bronson-mi.com |
| Thursday, Sept. 12 | Constantine | mhoneysett@comcast.net |
| Friday, Sept. 13 | New Buffalo | assistantmanager@cityofnewbuffalo.org |
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