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Impacting Community Health through Bicycling Mary Ann Balluff, MSRD Kerri Peterson, MS September 21 st, 2008.

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1 Impacting Community Health through Bicycling Mary Ann Balluff, MSRD Kerri Peterson, MS September 21 st, 2008

2 The Issue Omaha is a city which is car dependent and few resources exist to support Bike ownership or use. This series of projects strives to change attitudes and build community supports for bikes.

3 Five P Model PROMOTIONS Robert Wood Johnson Active Living by Design PARTNERSHIPS POLICIES PROGRAMS PHYSICAL PROJECTS

4 PARTNERSHIP Grown over time to include over 50 various partners

5 Member Involvement oLeadership team oFunding Agencies oVolunteers oIn Kind contributions

6 Promotions Omaha’s first trail map

7 Programs Four month Bicycle Commuter Challenge Keystone Gateway to Active Living

8 Increase from 100 riders the first year to 600 riders in 3 rd year

9 Programs Keystone Gateway to Active Living 20 bikes TREK Girls Inc Campfire Wild Oats

10 Barriers 1.Storing the bikes 2.Getting business to support teams. 3.Finding safe and convenient routes for riders 4.Mapping all the possible safe routes. 5.Determining scoring mechanism for BCC

11 Physical Projects First ever 20 mile Bicycle Loop to include: Trails Signage Bike Lanes Trail Mileage signs

12 Policy Mayor’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee/Staff

13 Programs- Keystone Gateway to Active Living Programs/policy- Safe Routes to School Policy- Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee Physical Projects- First Ever 20 Mile Bicycle Loop Programs and policy- Bicycle Commuter Challenge Promotions- Social Marketing Campaign

14 Thank you


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