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Impacting Community Health through Bicycling Mary Ann Balluff, MSRD Kerri Peterson, MS September 21 st, 2008
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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.
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Five P Model PROMOTIONS Robert Wood Johnson Active Living by Design PARTNERSHIPS POLICIES PROGRAMS PHYSICAL PROJECTS
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PARTNERSHIP Grown over time to include over 50 various partners
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Member Involvement oLeadership team oFunding Agencies oVolunteers oIn Kind contributions
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Promotions Omaha’s first trail map
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Programs Four month Bicycle Commuter Challenge Keystone Gateway to Active Living
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Increase from 100 riders the first year to 600 riders in 3 rd year
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Programs Keystone Gateway to Active Living 20 bikes TREK Girls Inc Campfire Wild Oats
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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
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Physical Projects First ever 20 mile Bicycle Loop to include: Trails Signage Bike Lanes Trail Mileage signs
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Policy Mayor’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee/Staff
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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
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