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All of our monthly meetings have wrapped up for the year! Stay tuned for the January schedule in 2023.

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 information!

Indiana has significant gaps in meeting the transportation and mobility needs of our communities. To provide the best quality of life for Indiana residents, we must understand the unique transportation challenges faced by persons with disabilities, older adults, veterans, transitioning youth, low-income individuals, and other vulnerable populations.

Health by Design, with support from our partners and Socius Amica, conducted extensive research and hosted stakeholder meetings to seek solutions for the mobility and transportation challenges our state faces.

We're sharing the findings in the Indiana Mobility Management Network Report, a convenient Briefing Book, and a Stakeholder Engagement report! You can read the materials on our website before the end of 2022.

Join Bicycle Indiana at the Indiana Statehouse 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.

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:

• December 15: "The Right Way to Do Transportation Cost/Benefit Analysis" Webinar
• December 15: Encouraging & Measuring Bicycle Use in a Changing Landscape Webinar
• December 16: Advancing Racial Equity in Our Communities - Equitable Development Webinar
• December 20: Pedestrian Safety in Darkness Webinar

• 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
• February 17: Indiana Sustainability & Resilience Conference
• March 26-29: League of American Bicyclists Summit
• April 17-20, 2023: International Trails Summit in Reno, Nevada
• May 2-4, 2023: National Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago
• May 15-18: NACTO Designing Cities Conference

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
• LaPorte Parks Assistant Director

• Now through December 21: Submit a virtual session for Transportation Camp
• Due December 22: Applications for the Complete Streets State Legislator Champions Institute
• Due December 31: Applications for the INDOT Engineering Scholarship Program
• Due December 31: Applications for "New to Public Health Residency Program"
• Due January 6: Nominations or APA Indiana's Hoosier Planning Awards & Sagamore Awards!

Funding, Projects & Awards:

• November 10-February 3: Bloomberg Cities Cycling Infrastructure Grant Applications accepted on a rolling basis
• Due December 31: T-Mobile Hometown Grants from Mainstreet America
• Due January 6: Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants
• Due February 15: Indianapolis Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) Grant applications

Public Input:

• Sign the League of American Bicyclists Safe Streets for All Petition
• Find public meetings December - February for the MACOG & Transpo CONNECT Transit Plan, which is entering its final round of public conversations!
• 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.