NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION POSSIBLE

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1 Midwest Active Transportation Conference: NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION POSSIBLE Jacob Sciammas, President La Crosse Neighborhoods, Inc.

2 MY BACKGROUND Professor at UWL in Recreation Management Research & Evaluation, Risk Management Neighborhood Leader Outdoor Recreation & Organizational Development Consultant Active Transportation Cyclist (tandem, recumbent, cargo, trailer, trail-abike, commute, trail, road, adventure) Walk & hike Razor scooter (yes, really), carpool, bus, cab

3 YOUR BACKGROUND Show of hands how many of you are Educators? Public sector employees? Avid cyclists? Regular mass transit & bus users? Have families with young kids? Consultants/Contractors? Place you are here representing is WI? MN? IA? IL? MI? Others? Large City (~> k metro)? Smaller City? Rural? Have neighborhood associations where you live? Are active (or regularly engage with) in neighborhood associations

4 OUR TIME SPENT TODAY This session description: Active transportation improvements have benefited from the recent trend of neighborhood revitalization and growth of neighborhood associations. Recently several neighborhood associations in La Crosse have found active transportation opportunities were the top rated capital improvement priorities from residents to improve neighborhood livability. While results have spanned the spectrum of success, there have been many valuable lessons - together let's examine some specific examples and discuss opportunities we can all use to leverage improvements in our communities.

5 OUR TIME SPENT TODAY Looking for 1. Neighborhood association & resident engagement ideas? 2. Improving capital improvement process? 3. Physical infrastructure ideas? Inexpensive &/or small scale Expensive &/or large scale 4. Just surprise me? 5. Something else? Such as

6 OUR TIME SPENT TODAY Ready to 1. Sit and listen and sponge 2. and engage with just the presenter 3. and engage with other attendees 4. and engage with the presenter and the other attendees 5. Get to know each other a little bit too since we just got here 6. Quit asking and get to the content

7 GET UP Introduce yourself to someone, sit down together and ask Where are you from? How did you get here today? Why are you at this conference?

8 GET UP Introduce yourself to someone, sit down together and ask Where are you from? How did you get here today? Why are you at this conference?

9 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION & TOOLS Foundation elements want to hear about? Neighborhood association (Grandview-Emerson Neighborhood Association)/Group Membership & function Non-profit status (501c3) or umbrella/fiscal agent i.e. La Crosse Neighborhoods, Inc. 2. Neighborhood plan &/or goals/objectives City of La Crosse relationship & independence City Ordinance Conditions and issues 3. Survey of the neighborhood/population served Questions, analyzing & compiling Action teams to further develop recommendations

10 NAPlan2006.pdf&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjx9ZSK8vvTAhUG3SYKHeqyAJgQFggEMAA&client=internal-udscse&usg=AFQjCNFKBT8Mv9oW4QriSr7eJReH3Vd-kA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN & NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC. NON-PROFIT UMBRELLA

11 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS & PROCESS Participatory budgeting Mayor s budget in La CrosseBudget here: Infrastructure or Exec committee - work directly with city departments to help refine & rank priorities for approval by membership Planning dept VS Engineering Dept VS Other? role Capital improvement ideas researched independently I want to know: How do others do this?

12 GENA APPROVED LIST

13 GENA APPROVED LIST

14 GENA APPROVED LIST (AFTER)

15 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS & PROCESS Participatory budgeting Mayor s budget in La CrosseBudget here: Infrastructure or Exec committee - work directly with city departments to help refine & rank priorities for approval by membership Planning dept VS Engineering Dept VS Other? role Capital improvement ideas researched independently I want to know: How do others do this?

16 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DISCUSSION RFB with refuge +/- Crosswalk stanchions +/- Sidewalks in greenspace +/- Tree plantings +/- Speed indicator signage +/- Bump-outs +/- Painting +/- Mill & overlay +/- Beautification +/- Bike racks +/- Porkchops & Islands +/- Sidewalk transitions/ramps +/- Pedestrian tunnel improvements +/- Neighborhood Greenway +/- Others???

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21 Park & School Sidewalks/Road Improvements (# 1,B3) =Purple trail is porous pavement addition/connection trail

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23 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION & TOOLS (II) Branding, engagement & activism Monthly meetings & socials Yard signs (for everything) list google contacts Nextdoor (neighbor to neighbor) Facebook Build up your page & audience (liking, sharing, etc.) Look for organizations with Bike Walk advocacy local, regional & national Event posts Promote posts Embed short surveys Events Asset & access mapping tools Press releases & press conferences City meetings checking agendas regularly Board of Public Works, Finance & Personnel, Bicycle Pedestrian Advocacy

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