Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Transportation

Strategy: Continue to fund and support active transportation infra- structure through safe and protected connectivity to destinations.

When there is safe walkable/bikeable connectivity to destinations, youth are more likely to use active modes of transportation. Residents who regularly walk/bike to places of interest, such as retail centers, schools, public use places (i.e. libraries and parks), etc. are more likely to meet the CDC recommendations for physical activity.

Action Steps for Implementation

Task 1 

Task 3 

Integrate health benefits of walkability and bikeability in comprehensive plans. With a growing understanding on the health impact on planning, the comprehensive plans can integrate health language to demonstrate the impact planning has on health and recognize the need to factor health in planning and policy. Dedicate public funds to support active transportation infrastructure. Funds are needed to support walkable and bikeable infrastructure. These funds can be incorporated into the existing transportation and planning budgets. However, dedicating funds toward active transportation demonstrates its priority. Network members can explore funding strategies to support active transportation.

Propose policy to support health in planning and transportation decisions. A policy is a sustainable approach to ensure health is factored in future planning and transportation decisions. A policy may include a health impact assessment or a community assessment to prioritize projects and examine health impact. Engage NCDOT in the Vision Zero campaign and Complete Streets policy implementation. The cornerstone of Vision Zero’s goal of zero roadway deaths is design of streets that account for human mistakes. Streets should be designed so mistakes made by those who walk and bike are not deadly. This includes reduction in speed limit, street design that forces desired speed, and making safety more important than vehicular mobility.

Task 2 

Task 4 

Resources ChangelabSolutions. Guide to Building Healthy Streets. http://

Potential Partners:  Planning Department  NCDOT 

www.changelabsolutions.org/sites/default/files/ Building_Healthy_Streets_FINAL_20160630.pdf

Wake County Health Department Wake County Public Schools

Eat Smart, Move More. North Carolina to Incorporating Health Considerations into Comprehensive Plans. http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/HealthConsiderations/ Texts/North_Carolina_Guide_to_Incorporating_Health_Considerations.pdf

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Chamber of Commerce

Town Council

CAMPO

ChangeLab Solutions. Direction of Pedestrian Friendly Codes. http:// www.changelabsolutions.org/childhood-obesity/pedestrian-friendly-code

Active Routes to School Region 5

Police Department

Vision Zero Initiative, outlines the design-first approach by Sweden that drastically reduced roadway deaths http://www.visionzeroinitiative.com/

Evaluation Measures: 

Policy adopted to support active transportation in all decisions Vision Zero pilot project implemented in Morrisville

North Carolina Vision Zero http://ncvisionzero.org/

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April 25, 2017

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