[BWNA] Re: Making Streets Safer For Our Children: 5 Ways To Get Your Traffic Safety Project Going

[Albert Kaufman]

Hi Jack,

Thanks for writing.  Can you tell me more about the article you have to send
us?  I¹m sure a number of people in my neighborhood would be interested in
learning more effective ways to calm traffic in our community.

Thanks,

Albert Kaufman
President, BWNA

PS ­ to Board members and community list ­ if you¹d like to follow up with
this person, by all means!

> Albert,
>  
> Here’s a timely story idea I can help you with:
> 
>  
> Making Streets Safer For Our Children:  5 Ways To Get Your Traffic Safety
> Project Going
>  
> Whether they are heading to school, walking to the park or just playing
> outside,
> children are at serious risk from speeding cars.  Being hit by cars is the
> number one cause of death among kids 5-14 years old in many major cities.
>  
> There are a number of ways to slow traffic and increase our children’s safety
> –
> from marking crosswalks to installing speedbumps and more, but they all
> require city approval.
>  
> For more than 6 years, Scott Kelley, founder of Stopspeeders.org has been
> helping neighborhood groups and other organizations get the traffic calming
> solutions they need.  Tips include:
>  
> 1.      Form a group or organizations to tackle the issue.  Local governments
> are 
> more apt to act quickly when being confronted by a group rather than
> individual
>  
> 2.      Find out what type of traffic-calming programs your city currently has
> in place and 
> apply for all appropriate programs.  Even if you do not qualify, applying for
> them
> can provide necessary ammunition required for alternative actions.
>  
> 3.      Learn about government grants for traffic calming projects in your
> area.  Scott Kelley
> will provide details on where to look and how to apply for these grants.
>  
> 4.      Learn about the various traffic calming solutions available and choose
> the one 
> best for your needs.  A quick review of old and new methods for slowing
> traffic.
>  
> 5.      Combine your efforts with other organizations looking to meet similar
> goals: 
> school boards, bicycle safety clubs, neighborhood groups etc.  There is power
> in numbers.
>  
> The article can also give an example of a successful effort by a neighborhood
> organization
> to slow traffic and increase child safety in their area.
>  
> I’m sure the information in this article will be of great interest to many of
> your readers.
>  
> I’ll call you shortly to see how we might get started.
>  
> Jack Rubinger
>  
>  
> 
> Jack Rubinger
> Media Relations
> 4415 SE 30th Ave.
> Portland OR 97202
> 503-788-7325
> 




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