The PedNet Coalition has a strong and successful track record of building community support for active transportation and healthy community initiatives through promotion, community programs, and policy advocacy. A large and engaged grass-roots network is essential for achieving significant social changes.
Examples of specific Community Engagement and Advocacy goals for your local movement, which we can help you with, include:
- Build a Strong Active Living Partnership
Engage key stakeholders and energize the community around the benefits of active transportation.
- Organize Your First Walk to School Day
Jump-start your Safe Routes to School program with a highly-visible event that will attract positive media coverage and expand your partnership.
- Launch a Daily Walking School Bus Program
Move your Safe Routes to School program to the next level by understanding best practices for assessing safe walking routes, recruiting and training Walking School Bus volunteers, and marketing the program to kids and families.
- Work Effectively with Your Elected Leaders
Build long-term relationships that will lead to healthy community policy changes, by understanding the world of the local political leader.
- Teach Safe Cycling to Adults and Youth
Use education to create real mode shift by hosting your own League Certified Instructor (LCI) seminar and helping people to reap the health and economic benefits of active transportation.
- Promote Safe Cycling through Law Enforcement (for Police Officers)
Create a safe, legal and respectful culture of bicycling by giving officers the knowledge and confidence they need to enforce traffic laws related to bicycles correctly (“POST-certified” in some states)
- Implement a Successful Complete Streets Campaign
Build political will and community-wide support for complete streets legislation through grass-roots and media advocacy.
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