January 30:
With the thermometer reading zero degrees Fahrenheit and several inches of snow on the ground, 175 students (50%) walk to Grant Elementary School in PedNet's first event in the Active Living by Design project. On arriving at school, the children feast on fresh fruit, bagels and cream cheese, and hot chocolate, and enter a drawing for prizes provided by Tryathletics, Mid-Missouri Mavericks, Empire Roller Rink and the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC).
February 24:
Following a presentation by Chip Cooper, Ian Thomas, and Darwin Hindman in his office, Columbia Daily Tribune editor Hank Waters publishes an editorial strongly supporting PedNet's proposed new street design standards.
February 27:
An amazing 232 Russell Boulevard Elementary students (about 48%) walk to school in an organized Active Living by Design event. The majority of the walkers meet school and PedNet staff at the ARC and walk as a group - stretching more than three blocks in length and taking several minutes to cross Broadway under the supervision of the Columbia Police Department.
May 9-16:
More than 1,300 Columbians take part in the third annual Mayor's Challenge: Bike, Walk, and Wheel Week. 135 donated and reconditioned bicycles are given away during Cycle-Recycle, held at the ARC in conjunction with the kick-off event for Bike, Walk, and Wheel Week. About 60 people participate in a community bike ride following Cycle-Recycle.
June 6:
The Columbia Daily Tribune publishes an opinion piece in favor of the proposed new Street Design Standards. The article is written by PedNet's Chip Cooper and Ian Thomas, and endorsed by the chairs of the Columbia/Boone County Board of Health, Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission, Columbia Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission, Columbia Disabilities Commission, Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health, and Mayor's Challenge Bike, Walk, and Wheel Week Committee, as well as the principal of a local elementary school, the owner of a downtown restaurant, and a senior family physician.
June 7:
The Columbia City Council approves a city ordinance requiring all new streets built in Columbia to conform to new Street Design Standards proposed and promoted for three years by the PedNet Coalition. Specifically, residential streets will have wider sidewalks (5' instead of 4') and narrower street pavements (28' instead of 32'), and major collector and arterial streets will have one pedway (8' or 10') and either a 6' striped bike lane or a wide travel lane designed to accommodate bicycles and cars.
September 10:
The PedNet Coalition, Boone Hospital, and the Columbia/Boone County Health Dept. bring national walking expert Mark Fenton to Columbia as part of the Active Living by Design project. Mark facilitates a Walkable Communities Workshop attended by 40 stakeholders including elected officials and staff from the City of Columbia, and parents and administrators from Columbia Public Schools. In the evening, Mark hosts part of the health and physical activity-oriented Family Fun Fest.
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