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ACTIVE CITIES EQUAL HEALTHY ECONOMIES: SUCCESS STORIES FROM SOUTH BEND AND

• ST. PETERSBURG

NLC Webinar 1.26.2016

Agenda

 Setting the stage  Overview of Three Federal Efforts

 Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties  Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets  Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking

and Walkable Communities

 South Bend, Indiana  St. Petersburg, Florida  Q and A

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Better Transportation = Healthier Lives

Costs to Families and Society

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Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties

 Key part of First Lady’s Let’s Move!

initiative

 Lead partners - National League of Cities

and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 512 cities, towns and counties participating  Local elected officials commit to 5 goals

and can earn bronze, silver and gold medals in each goal

Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties

 Goal V: Active Kids at Play focuses

• n increasing access to physical

activity through parks and recreation, active transportation, and joint use agreements.

 All-Star Strategies encourage high-

achieving cities and counties to:

 Create bicycle friendly communities  Use city design guidelines  Establish or enhance slow zones

 www.HealthyCommunitiesHealthyFuture.org

Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets

 Launched by Secretary Anthony Foxx in Jan. 2015  Based on USDOT Policy Statement on Bike-Ped

Accommodations

 Aims to make resources more accessible  Seven Challenge Activities  Over 240 jurisdictions to date  Awards and Summit this fall

 www.transportation.gov/mayors-challenge  pedbikesafety@dot.gov

Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets

 Overlap with Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and

Counties and Step it Up! Call to Action

 All-Stars: Bike-Friendly Community; City Design

Guidelines

 Call to Action: Design Communities for Walking;

Promote Walking-Supportive Programs and Policies; Survey, Research and Evaluate

 Transportation and Health Tool

 www.transportation.gov/transportation-health-tool

STEP IT UP! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities

Janet E Fulton, PhD

Chief, Physical Activity and Health Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity

Goals of the Call to Action

• 1. Make walking a national priority.
• 2. Design communities that make it safe and easy

to walk for people of all ages and abilities.

• 3. Promote programs and policies to support

walking where people live, learn, work, and play.

• 4. Provide information to encourage walking

and improve walkability.

• 5. Fill surveillance, research, and

evaluation gaps related to walking and walkability.

Make walking a national priority

• Encourage people to promote walking and make their

communities more walkable.

• Create a walking movement to make walking and

walkability a national priority.

Design communities that make it safe and easy to walk for people of all ages and abilities

• Design and maintain streets and sidewalks

so that walking is safe and easy.

• Design communities that support safe and easy

places for people to walk.

Examples of Actions

• Improve traffic safety
• Keep places to walk free from

hazards

• Adopt supportive community

planning, land use, development, and zoning policies & plans

• Locate places within walkable

distance of each other

• Support safe and easy-to-use

public transit systems

For More Information

www.surgeongeneral.gov/stepitup

SOUTH BEND: MOVING FORWARD

Pete Buttigieg

Mayor, City of South Bend

Robin Vida, MPH, CHES

Director of Health Education,

• St. Joseph County Health Department

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA

 Located in Northern

Indiana

 4th largest City in Indiana  Located within

• St. Joseph County

 Population size 101,190

(2014)

 Bicycle Friendly Community

since 2010

ECONOMICS OF HEALTH

 Estimated annual health care costs of obesity-

related illnesses are almost 21% of annual medical spending (US), $190 Billion

 29% of Residents overweight/obese  25% of Residents are physically inactive

 In Indiana, it cost on average, $1,429 more per year for an

• verweight/obese individual

 Unhealthy workers = loss productivity, increase

in health insurance cost

 Even an unhealthy worker that comes to work loses

productivity and costs more money

 Childhood obesity accounts for $14 Billion in

direct costs

 About 17% of children ages 7-12 are overweight/obese

LET’S MOVE CITY-SOUTH BEND

 Declared on January 15, 2014  Became the first City in Indiana, the 3rd in

the Midwest to be all-gold in July 2015

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 Key stakeholder in Early

Childhood Reform



Let’s Move to Childcare Grant received in late 2015 to educate/train/enroll up to 50 sites

 Walking School Bus program at

local elementary schools



Schools offer a walking school bus on a weekly, bi-weekly basis

 Healthy Cooking Program 

Will begin in early 2016, emphasize the importance of eating at home

 Prescription to Play 

Medical led intervention for children, ages 5-12, at risk for

• verweight/obesity

 Family Passport to Play 

Monthly free event at local parks connecting families to nature, reducing screen time, and increasing physical activity

NEXT STEPS

 Currently completing our application for

Let’s Move City, Town, and County All-Stars

 Focusing on 4 Key Strategies  Bicycle Friendly Community  Slow Zones  Business Recognition Program  Community Gardens/Urban Agriculture

THE MAYORS CHALLENGE

 In March 2015, became one of the over 200 cities

to accept the call-to-action from the Department

• f Transportation

 Focusing on 5 of the Challenge Activities  Taking a Complete Streets Approach  Identifying & Addressing Barriers to Make Streets

Safe and Convenient for all Users

 Gathering Bike & Walking Data  Improving Regulations and Policies  Educate & Enforce Proper Road Use Behavior

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS

 Action team was formed early in March 2015  Community Summit was hosted in August 2015  Complete Streets Policy was passed and signed in

November 2015

 Robust education plan and website currently

under development

WHY NOW?

 City of South Bend at a pivoting point of economic

development and revitalization

 Smart Streets Initiative

 A compete streets oriented public process that includes

conversion of over 6 miles of arterial streets from 1 to 2 way and the reconfiguration of neighborhood commercial corridors resulting in safer accommodations and connections for pedestrians and cyclists.

 Has secure $100 million in downtown investment

 Regional Cities Initiative & Award

 $42 million among the 3 applicant areas

CONTACT

 Robin Vida, MPH, CHES  rmeleski@co.st-joseph.in.us  (574) 245-6749  www.sjchd.org  Mayor Pete Buttigieg  mayorpete@southbendin.gov  (574) 235-9261  www.southbendin.gov

THE SUN SHINES ON AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY ST. PETE

Integrating Transportation and Public Health for Success Mayor Rick Kriseman and Deputy Mayor Dr. KanikaTomalin January 26, 2016

• ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

THE SUNSHINE CITY

Located on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay in west central Florida Sunshine City with an average of 360 days of sunshine annually Total City Population - 256,681 Total Households - 108,815 Total MSA Population - 2,934,941 Median Age - 42.1 More than 900 events bring over 10 million people each year

• ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

THE SUNSHINE CITY

#1 Best City for Millennial Job Seekers (NerdWallet, 2015) #1 Town in America for Craft Lovers (American Craft Week, 2015) One of the “Most Outstanding Places” (Forbes Travel Guide, 2014) One of America’s Most Affordable Metros (Forbes 2014) #2 Most Beautiful City in the USA (The Culture Trip, 2015) #6 Most Underrated City in the US (BuzzFeed, 2015) #8 Best City for Hispanic Entrepreneurs (WalletHub 2014) #12 in the Nation for Small Businesses (Biz2Credit, 2014) American Heart Association, Fit Friendly Workplace, Gold Medal (2015) Florida’s Healthiest Weight Community Champion (2014)

• ST. PETERSBURG CITY VISION

“St. Petersburg will be a city of opportunity where the sun shines on all who come to live, work and play. We will be an innovative, creative and competitive community that honors our past while pursuing our future.”

• Mayor Rick Kriseman and

Deputy Mayor Dr. Kanika Tomalin

HEALTHY INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE CITY VISION

Healthy St. Pete CityTrails Bicycle and Pedestrian Program/Active Transportation

HEALTHY ST. PETE OVERVIEW

Citywide community engagement and empowerment initiative that will help our community EAT, PLAY, SHOP and LIVE healthier

Launched May 2015 Implementation includes:

Working to Build a Culture of Health in the Community Increase Opportunities for Physical Activity Offer Opportunities to Improve Healthy Behaviors Improve Nutritional Access in the Community

LET’S MOVE – CITIES, TOWNS, AND COUNTIES PARTICIPATION

Goal One – Start Early, Start Smart 30 scholarships totaling $50,000 for Early Childhood Certification Program in partnership with St. Petersburg College Exploring partnership development with Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas to expand current professional development opportunities Goal Two – MyPlate, Your Place

Healthy Out-of-School Time Programs impacting 3,000 annually in our community

Focus on MyPlate nutritional education, increasing physical activity, reducing screen time

Goal Three – Smart Servings For Students Sponsor of Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Collaboration with non-profits and faith based organizations to expand meal programs in our community This summer 155,421 meals served thru (SFSP) Goal Four –Model Food Service Healthy food policy and guidelines for vending and city run special events in our Parks & Recreation Department Florida Department of Health Pinellas - Healthy St. Pete Good Neighbor Store Program

LET’S MOVE – CITIES, TOWNS, AND COUNTIES PARTICIPATION

Goal Five – Active Kids at Play Joint Use Agreement with Pinellas County Schools 5 Free Outdoor Fitness Zones, 150 parks, 23 recreation facilities, 3 indoor fitness centers, 9 pools, 100 fitness classes Implementation of Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards at Recreation Centers

LET’S MOVE – CITIES, TOWNS, AND COUNTIES PARTICIPATION

Coming in Summer 2016 Expansion of the “Learn to Swim Program” through Healthy St. Pete

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN

• ST. PETERSBURG

CityTrails Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Adopted in 2003

Implementation includes 112 miles of bicycle facilities (on-road network and separated trails/bike paths) Bicycle Friendly Community Florida’s Best Walking City

MAYORS’ CHALLENGE FOR SAFER PEOPLE, SAFER STREETS

Take a Complete Streets approach and address barriers to make streets safe and convenient for all road users Gather and track biking and walking data Use designs that are appropriate to the context of the street and its uses Take advantage of opportunities to create and complete ped-bike networks through maintenance Improve walking and biking safety laws and regulations Educate and enforce proper road use behaviors by all

COMPLETE STREETS SAFE AND CONVENIENT STREETS FOR ALL ROAD USERS

Administrative Policy effective November 2, 2015 Implementation Plan to be developed that includes update to CityTrails Plan Comprehensive Complete Streets Committee Internal and External Stakeholders and Citizens

ADDING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES THROUGH MAINTENANCE AND RESURFACING

Clarified process to consider bicycle facilities during Resurfacing Program Review Adding 5 miles of bicycle facilities in FY16 Resurfacing Program

Buffered bike lanes Conventional bike lanes Shared lane markings

ADDING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES THROUGH MAINTENANCE AND RESURFACING

ADDING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES THROUGH MAINTENANCE AND RESURFACING

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT

Prior to Mayor’s Challenge, State legislative efforts to change Florida law from Yield to Stop for Pedestrians Florida Department of Transportation grants for High Visibility Enforcement of pedestrian crosswalks and school zones

INTEGRATING INITIATIVES FOR SUCCESS

Improved Quality of Life and Economic Vitality CityTrails Program Healthy

• St. Pete

BIKE SHARE AND IDENTIFICATION OF RECREATIONAL LOOP RIDES

Historic Booker Creek Trail Loop 1st Street and Bayshore Drive Waterfront Loop

PARK AND TRAIL ACCESS STUDY

FITNESS ZONES ALONG CITYTRAILS BIKE PATHS

BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESS PROGRAM

Program in development; Launch in 2016 Collaboration of City Entities

CityTrailsTransportation Healthy St. Pete Small Business Liaison Marketing & Communications

Coordinated with Bike Share

MAYOR’S BIKE TO WORK DAY

Questions?

THANK YOU!

Contact info: LMCTC Elena Hoffnagle hoffnagle@nlc.org 202.626.3012 www.HealthyCommunitiesHealthyFuture.org www.transportation.gov/mayors-challenge www.surgeongeneral.gov/stepitup Mayors’ Challenge Anthony Burton Anthony.burton@dot.gov 202.366.2278