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Collinsville,
Oklahoma
March
23, 2011
Walkable
City Healthier & More Valuable
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Cherokee
Nation Brought
Mark
Fenton Here For Second Regional Workshop
Safe Routes To School A Priority
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Mark
Fenton (a nationally known speaker / health advocate / city planner / Olympic
speed walker) was here Wednesday March 23, 2011 to lead a workshop at City Hall
(and on the streets & sidewalks of Collinsville). The workshop included
participants from many northeast Oklahoma communities including Claremore, Vinita,
Nowata, Tahlequah, Sequoyah, and Adair.
I
missed the first portion of Mr. Fenton's presentation Wednesday but based on
what I heard back in September and the final portion of this 2nd workshop (funded
by the Cherokee Nation) I expect Collinsville city and school officials to schedule
followup meetings and actions to start implementing some of his suggestions.
-- Ted
Collinsville
Middle School Principal Kelly Hamlin tries to keep up with speed walker Mark
Fenton as they discuss sidewalks and bus/car/foot traffic issues next to the
Middle School during a short walking trip before the workshop wrapped up here
Wednesday. Traffic issues at Herald Elementary/ECC on 129th E. Avenue were discussed
earlier back at City Hall. A student/parent survey to gather information city-wide
on how many walk, ride the bus, get driven, etc ... (and from where) may preceed
a meeting to discuss potential improvements.
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Buried
Historic Brick Sidewalk
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on my block near the Middle School have issued an imformal (implied) challenge
to me (and my other neighbors) to complete the project they have started
which is to remove the dirt & grass that overgrows the old brick sidewalk
in front of our homes. Clearing my section of sidewalk is on my "to-do"
list but behind finishing the 2011 CHS graduate pages. It can be an annual
project as the grass and dirt will naturally try to reclaim "their"
sidewalk each year. It is a small (no-cost) contribution a few can make
to help improve Collinsville's walkability but hopefully the entire community
will be encouraged and support the city, school & citizens efforts
to make Collinsville safer, healthier and more valuable by making walkability,
sidewalks, bike paths, etc... a natural part of our thoughts, planning
and spending. -- Ted Wright 3/26/2011 |
One
of the challenges to the city will be trying to improve the non-car/truck usability
of the already completed ODOT design of the "new" S-Curve which is
basically a 4-lane design with no bike paths and likely lacking the center turn
lane and crosswalk islands that would help middle school student cross Main
for example. I was struck by a comment Fenton made that many transportation
department engineers forget that they should be working on moving humans (by
multiple modes) ... not just vehicles.
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