This fall, the National Complete Streets Coalition is hosting a series of webinars to discuss the importance of establishing a clear vision and commitment when crafting an effective Complete Streets Policy. Safe streets advocates are invited to join us for our next Complete Streets Power Hour: Advocates Spotlight.
A strong Complete Streets policy can help ensure streets are safe for everyone. But how do we craft strong policies, or advocate to make them better? And once your community has a strong policy in place, how can you turn that policy into on-the-ground change? To answer these questions, safe streets advocates are invited to join us for our next Complete Streets Power Hour: Advocates Spotlight on Wednesday, October 25 at 1 p.m. ET.
Complete Streets Power Hours are a series of virtual gatherings happening this fall where we’ll discuss the importance of establishing a clear commitment and vision—and what that looks like in practice. During these webinars, we talk to elected officials, professional implementers, and the state and local advocates who hold them accountable. Most importantly, we connect with change makers, share best practices, and discuss what local, state, and federal policy changes we need to make Complete Streets the rule, not the exception.
During our October Power Hour, advocates will get the floor to build connections, talk strategy, and learn more about the tools they need to succeed. We’ll be joined by Anna Zivarts (Director, Disability Mobility Initiative).
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Anna Zivarts is a low-vision mom and nondriver who was born with the neurological condition nystagmus. Since launching the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington in 2020, Zivarts has worked to bring the voices of nondrivers to the planning and policy-making tables through organizing, research and policy campaigns led by nondrivers. Zivarts launched #WeekWithoutDriving in 2021 and wrote a soon-to-be published book for Island Press about valuing the expertise of nondrivers.
The National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, is a non-profit, non-partisan alliance of public interest organizations and transportation professionals committed to the development and implementation of Complete Streets policies and practices. A nationwide movement launched by the Coalition in 2004, Complete Streets is the integration of people and place in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation networks. Learn more about their work > >