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Creating a Healthy Beach Community

60 Years of Improving Health

60 Years of Improving Health 60 Years of Improving Health

Prevention: keeping people healthy Prevention: keeping people healthy Infancy Childhood Adulthood Older Adults

Prevention Works: $12M savings in annual healthcare costs Exercise Healthy Eating Smoking Thriving

Blue Zones Project

Power 9 Principles

Blue Zones in the Community 20% sign up and complete one pledge action 50% of top 20 employers designated Blue Zones Worksites™ 25% of locally owned restaurants designated Blue Zones Restaurants™ 25% of grocery stores designated Blue Zones Grocery Stores™ 25% of schools designated Blue Zones Schools™ Adopt recommended policies and complete projects

22,000+ Beach Cities residents have taken the Blue Zones pledge

160 employers have created healthier work environments

Kids hop aboard the Walking School Bus along 37 routes

More than 100 restaurants are now offering healthy options

5 grocery stores are highlighting healthier options

Livability Plans have been adopted and smoking bans have been implemented in public spaces

What are Complete Streets? Complete Streets are streets for everyone They are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities

Living Streets = Complete Streets PLUS • Living Streets takes Complete Streets to the next level • Incorporates elements related to social and economic vitality, health and quality of life, aesthetically pleasing landscape and restoration of the urban ecosystem

Living Streets can include: • Sidewalks • Curb extensions (bulb outs) • Bike lanes or other bike signage • Comfortable and accessible transit stops • Marked crossing opportunities • Medians • Rainwater gardens • Pedestrian signals • Trees and vegetation • Roundabouts • Destinations

Better Streets Can Help Communities Improve Safety • Spur Economic Growth • Lower Emissions • Reduce Costs • Raise Property Values • Provide Choices • Reduce Traffic • Congestion Improve Public Health •

Hermosa Beach Policies • Adopted Beach Cities Livability Plan (2011) • Adopted South Bay Bicycle Master Plan (2011) • First in the country to adopt a Living Streets Policy (2012) Projects • Installed sharrows Hermosa Ave., Monterey Blvd. and Longfellow Ave. • Approved sidewalk improvements to 8 th Street • Revitalized of Upper Pier Avenue • Officially reopened South Park • Increased bike parking facilities across the City

Manhattan Beach Policies • Adopted Beach Cities Livability Plan (2011) • Adopted South Bay Bicycle Master Plan (2011) • Smoke-free Policies Projects • Installed bike lanes on Rosecrans Avenue and Manhattan Avenue, and installed Bike Route sign and sharrows on Manhattan Avenue •Partnered with the Metropolitan Water District to “green” the Manhattan Pier and replaced landscaping at City Hall, Post Office and Chamber • Implemented Safe Routes to School project by retrofitting pedestrian signals, installing signs and replacing crosswalks

Redondo Beach Policies • Livability Plan (2011) • South Bay Bicycle Master Plan (2011) • Living/Complete Streets Policy • Smoke-free Policies Projects • Built a protected bike path on North Harbor Drive to connect cyclists from The Strand to the Redondo Pier, and implemented safety improvements on Herondo Street • Implemented Complete Streets project on the Esplanade • Enhanced lighting at Redondo Pier to make it safer and installed 30 bike racks

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