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To accommodate changing schedules at the end of the year, we have moved the dates of both the Health Equity Action Team and the Transit Partner Coordination Meeting to combine the November and December meetings.

HEAT will now meet on Thursday, December 1 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, and the Transit Partner Coordination Meeting will be Thursday, December 9 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. ET.

Check out our Events page (or the Upcoming Meeting Section below) for the new registration links for each meeting!

Join us on January 10, 2023, for an interactive webinar about the launch of Health by Design’s Indiana Road to Zero Academy. This webinar will provide a preview of the Academy, its content, intended audiences and objectives. We’ll also discuss Road to Zero and Safe System principles. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about the Academy, find out who should attend, what to expect for learning outcomes and how to apply them in your community.

The Academy is made possible in part by a Community Traffic Safety Grant awarded to Health by Design from Road to Zero. Funded by NHTSA, these grants support projects, programs, and research that put the Road to Zero strategy into practice and help achieve the mission of zero traffic deaths.

Stay tuned for registration links!

Join Bicycle Indiana at the Indiana State House on January 17 (11 to 1 p.m.) to advocate for cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

Hear from other advocates and talk with your elected representatives about the need for a Vulnerable Road User law and increased funding for multimodal transportation infrastructure. Come and work together to make Indiana a safer place for all!

The event will be in the Indiana Statehouse, on the 3rd floor, south end. Lunch will be provided.

Health by Design was recently awarded a grant from The Indianapolis Foundation to support community changes and equity initiatives. HbD was one of 42 organizations to receive funding from this grant round. You can learn more and see the other awardees here.

INDOT is updating the Planning Public Involvement Plan (PPIP) and is seeking feedback. This PPIP update emphasizes the importance of public outreach and engagement as INDOT plans for the future of the state’s transportation infrastructure and serves to guide planning efforts to ensure that a high level of public engagement is achieved agencywide.

The PPIP requires joint approval with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) following a minimum 45-day public comment and document review period. The public comment period is open from November 30, 2022 – January 14, 2023. Click here to comment!

To obtain a printed version of the PPIP, you can contact INDOT using the information below. For a translated plan or to receive any other assistance related to accessing the document, please contact INDOT.

Upcoming Opportunities:

Resources, Events & Webinars:

• November 30: APBP U.S. Federal Policy Webinar
• December 1, 6, and 15: Virtual Fair Housing Workshops
• December 1: White River Report Card Virtual Open House
• December 6: Accessible Virtual Public Involvement - State and MPO Tools and Practices FHWA Webinar
• December 7: National Safety Council Countersteer discussion series
• December 8: Transportation Equity and the Older Adult Population webinar
• December 9: IPRA Winter Trails Gathering in South Bend
• December 13: Prosperity Indiana Advocacy 101 webinar
• December 20: Pedestrian Safety in Darkness Webinar
• New Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Trainings coming in December

• January 4, 2023: Paving Towards an Inclusive World - Disability inclusive infrastructure webinar
• January 6, 2023: Prosperity Indiana Advocacy 102- The Strategies webinar
• January 7, 2023: Transportation4America Transportation Camp DC
• January 19, 2023: IPHA Policy & Advocacy Forum (Registration info coming soon.)
• February 1-2, 2023: Prosperity Indiana Summit
• February 7-9: Smart Growth America Equity Summit
• February 13: Deadline to submit Neighbor Power Indy videos to INRC
• March 26-29: League of American Bicyclists Summit
• April 17-20, 2023: International Trails Summit in Reno, Nevada

• Read & Subscribe to the new "State of Aging in Central Indiana" newsletter
• Read the Trails Information Brief from PBIC
• Read MACOG's "Lessons Learned from Tactical Urbanism"
• View the updated Crash Data Dashboard from the IMPO

Jobs & Professional Development:

• Hoosier Environmental Council Internships Available
• Thrive West Central Senior Planner & Director of Economic and Community Development
• Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Engagement Specialist
• City of Columbus Associate or Senior Planner
• Southeast Neighborhood Development (SEND) Community Builder
• Connections IN Health iHeart Coalition Lead

• Due December 15: Applications to host the Annual APBP Conference
• Due December 31: Applications for the INDOT Engineering Scholarship Program
• Due January 6: Nominations or APA Indiana's Hoosier Planning Awards & Sagamore Awards!
• APA Indiana Members, please take the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey! For more info on the chapter's DEI efforts, view their webpage.

Funding, Projects & Awards:

• Supporting Healthy Aging Through Parks & Recreation Grant
• November 10-February 3: Bloomberg Cities Cycling Infrastructure Grant Applications accepted on a rolling basis



• Due December 2: GM on Mainstreet Program Placemaking Innovation Grant
• Due December 6: Applications for US DOT Thriving Communities Program
• Coming December 12: Indianapolis MPO RFP for City of Fishers Active Transportation Study
• Due December 15: Legacy Trails Grant Program Applications with American Trails
• Due December 31: T-Mobile Hometown Grants from Mainstreet America
• Due January 6: Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants

Public Input:

• Find public meetings December - January for the MACOG & Transpo CONNECT Transit Plan.
• Take the public engagement survey for the Michiana on the Move 2050 Transportation Plan.
• INDOT is seeking input on the US 30 and US 31 corridors in Northern Indiana via their ProPEL 30 and ProPEL 31 studies. Learn more about the projects and provide feedback via ProPELUS30.com or ProPELUS31.com.
• INDOT is also seeking input on the updated Planning Public Involvement Plan. Comments are due January 14, 2023. Click here to provide input.