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Neighbor Power Indy videos are live! Logan Lane (Health by Design) and Adrianne Opp (Near West Liveability Task Force) created a session on "Is it possible to use a digital landscape to plan for projects that will be implemented outdoors?" based around some of the local Walk Champion work.

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Thank you to everyone who joined our first Coalition Meeting of 2022! A special thanks to our presenters, Addison Pollack from AARP Indiana, and Rick Drum from the Federal Highway Administration. We had some exciting conversations about how to leverage tools from these two organizations to make a positive impact on communities.

Mark your calendar for the next Coalition meeting on Monday, June 13th from 2-4:00 p.m.! You can register here.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation has established a national goal of zero traffic death and released the National Roadway Safety Strategy to move toward that goal at the local, state, and national level. Road to Zero has a list of priority statements related to Vision Zero that you can support by adding your name. Read the priority statements here!

The Greenways Foundation is seeking award nominations to be presented at the upcoming Greenways Foundation Annual Luncheon. Indiana Greenways Awards are presented to individuals, organizations, communities, corporations, and projects that have demonstrated excellence in expanding greenways or multi-use trail development in Indiana. Nominations are open now through March 15 for six different award categories! Learn more and submit your nomination today at www.greenwaysfoundation.org/awards-nomination.

IndyGo announced early this week a microtransit partnership with Pathway Resource Center and the United Way of Central Indiana, which will benefit residents of Indianapolis' Far Eastside. The new partnership provides residents with $2 round-trips for residents to access job training, supportive services, childcare, health and food access, substance abuse treatment and counseling, and more. The program, named Driven 2 Success, will help meet gaps in service coverage and support Far Northeast residents!

Upcoming Opportunities:

Resources, Events & Webinars:

• March 10: NITC Webinar, Exploring Data Fusion Techniques to Derive Bicycle Volumes on a Network
• March 10: Streets That Fit: Re-allocating Space for Better Cities webinar
• March 10: 8 80 Cities Webinar, Piloting School Streets
• March 15: Indiana Healthy Schools Grant Information Session via Microsoft Teams
• March 15: Quest for Quiet Lunchtime Conference Series
• March 16: PBIC Webinar, Building a Foundation for Safety through Complete Streets
• March 17: Road to Zero Coalition's Annual Meeting, featuring a discussion with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
• March 17: Smart Growth Webinar, Sustainable, Resilient, & Equitable Communities for the 21st Century
• March 17: SAVI Training, Frame the Problem
• March 24: 8 80 Cities Webinar, How to Run a School Streets Pilot Program Workshop
• March 27-30: League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit
• April 5: Smart Growth America Webinar, Equitable Brownfields Redevelopment
• April 13: Environmental Resilience Institute Webinar, Environmental Change and Social Equity
• April 30-May 3: APA National Planning Conference
• June 13-30: International Conference on Transportation and Health

Jobs & Professional Development:

• IndyGo: Nominate employees for Transit Employee Appreciation Day! (And check out their job openings.)
• Indianapolis MPO Spring/Summer Planning Internship
• NIRPC Public Transit & Outreach Planner
• City of Fort Wayne Neighborhood Planner
• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Youth Tree Team Leaders (due March 18) and Youth tree tenders (due April 1)
• America Walks Advocacy Manager and Outreach & Training Manager
• KIPDA Alternative Transportation Customer Service Coordinator

Funding, Projects & Awards:

• Due March 18: Community Food Systems Workshops Applications
• Due March 22: AARP Community Challenge Grants
• Due March 31: Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Health Issues and Challenges Grant Program
• Due April 14: IDOH Healthy Schools Grant application due
• Due April 14: Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants are open now
• Due April 15: American Trails Trail Fund application
• Due April 19: Letters of Intent for the Rural Energy Pilot Program Grant
• Due April 30: Call for Papers on Equitable Active Transportation
• Due November 30: Greenways Foundation accepting applications for Indiana trail projects
• MACOG Region: Nominate Partners for Clean Air!
• Submit Promising Mobility Management Practices to the National Center for Mobility Management
• Columbus WalkWorks Program for Residential Sidewalk Repair
• Together We Will Mini-Grants for Community-Driven Projects

Public Input:

• Indianapolis MPO draft Comprehensive Economic Development Plan is available for public review and comment through March 14.
• IndyGo Purple Line Construction Outreach is occurring throughout the month of February. Find the schedule here, and the neighborhood survey here.
• MACOG & Transpo CONNECT Transit Plan Survey is open for input.
• MACOG Regional Resiliency Plan (Give public input online or during the March 17 Online Input Session)
• Columbus Parks & Rec Masterplan Survey is live!