| *The Walk and Bike Lansing! Plan is a set of 76 recommendations and best practices for making Lansing walk and bike friendly. Click here for details. |
Help Make Lansing Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly!
| Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, c/o Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council P.O. Box 17164, Lansing, MI 48901 517-214-5684 |
Reasons for making Lansing walk and
bike friendly include easing expenses,
improving physical heath and local air
quality, reducing carbon emissions,
protecting children and seniors, and
attracting residents and employers to the
Greater Lansing Region.
Click here to learn more.
bike friendly include easing expenses,
improving physical heath and local air
quality, reducing carbon emissions,
protecting children and seniors, and
attracting residents and employers to the
Greater Lansing Region.
Click here to learn more.
| Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly Cities...
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Walk and Bike Lansing! is a campaign to engage and mobilize Lansing residents,
businesses, and others to make Lansing an accessible and walk and bike friendly city.
businesses, and others to make Lansing an accessible and walk and bike friendly city.
Why This Matters
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| Map of Accidents 653 pedestrians and bicyclists hit by cars in Lansing from 2001-2005. Click here to view map. |
Task Force Partners
Logos of Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force organizations providing funding, staff
resources, and organizational support are shown below.
If your organization would like to join the effort, contact Jessica Yorko at
jessica@walkbikelansing.com or 517-214-5684.
resources, and organizational support are shown below.
If your organization would like to join the effort, contact Jessica Yorko at
jessica@walkbikelansing.com or 517-214-5684.
| Corbis Roalty Free Photography |
| Photo by Bell Sports/Gareth Walters |
| Photo by Heidi Potter |
| Photo by Steve Longrove |
| Corbis Roalty Free Photography |
| Every three days someone is hit while walking or bicycling in Lansing, Michigan, on average. (Lansing Police Department Traffic Crash Reporting System Data) |
| In Lansing, 2.45% of trips are by foot and 0.42% by bike. vs. In Ann Arbor, 15.79% of trips are by foot, and in Madison 3.19% of trips are by bike. (U.S. Census Decennial, 2000) |
Other Ways To Help...
| The walkability and bikeability of our city shapes our everyday experiences. |
| Making Lansing, Michigan Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly! |
Complete Streets Ordinance
More than 5,000 signatures collected for the Lansing
Complete Streets Ordinance!
Click here to see the list of 87 volunteers who collected
signatures for the Complete Streets Ordinance, and pictures
of the petition submittal on July 10!
The Lansing Complete Streets Ordinance basics:
Complete Streets Ordinance!
Click here to see the list of 87 volunteers who collected
signatures for the Complete Streets Ordinance, and pictures
of the petition submittal on July 10!
- Complete Streets are roads designed for all users, of
all ages and abilities.
The Lansing Complete Streets Ordinance basics:
- 1. Require the City of Lansing to adopt a Non-
Motorized Network Plan.
- 2. The Non-Motorized Network Plan would include, at
a minimum, accommodations for accessibility,
sidewalks, curb ramps and cuts, trails and pathways,
signage, and bike lanes, and shall incorporate the
principles of Complete Streets and maximize
walkable and bikeable streets within the City.
3. To the extent financially feasible, future
construction or reconstruction of City rights-of-way or
any parts thereof shall be in conformity with the Non-
Motorized Network Plan.
- 4. Encourage adequate funding for the plan. Click
here to read about sources of funding for Complete
Streets features!
5. Require an update of the Non-Motorized Network
Plan every five years from the date of adoption.
| Click here to read about the public sessions held March 3-7, 2009 to determine priorities for Lansing's Walking & Bicycling Network. |
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6pm-8pm
Presentation on Draft of Lansing's
Complete Streets Network Plan
Foster Community Center, 200 North Foster
Room 213
Come see what the City of Lansing Transportation &
Parking Office and the Lansing Master Plan Team have
drafted thus far for Lansing's Non-Motorized Network Plan
(aka Complete Streets Plan), and give additional input into
the network planning process.
The Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force held a total of
six community planning sessions in 2009 (March 3, 4, 5,
and 7, and November 4 and 5). Prior to these sessions the
task force researched best practices from around the world
in non-motorized networks, complete streets, connecting
with transit, law enforcement, education, and marketing
and health promotion. The draft plan will be a fusion of the
community input collected and best practices, set in the
context of the rest of the Master Planning process.
More information, contact Andy Kilpatrick, City of Lansing,
akilpatr@lansingmi.gov.
Lansing State Journal Covers Walkability
On Sunday, January 10, 2010, the Lansing State Journal
ran a front-page story about walkability in Lansing. Click
here to read the article.
Lansing Adopts Complete Streets Ordinance
On August 17, 2009 the Lansing City Council adopted the
Lansing Complete Streets Ordinance. This new policy for
Lansing states that the city will have a non-motorized
network plan, and will update it every 5 years. This is
major step forward for Lansing to become a walk and bike
friendly city. The adoption of this policy is largely a function
of the tremendous grassroots support of more than 100
volunteers and supporters who collected 5,000+ signatures
in May and June, sent more than 80 letters to the City
Council in August, gave more than 60 individual comments
at the August 10 City Council meeting, and created and
presented a photo gallery of Lansing’s incomplete streets.
Many people came together to raise awareness about the
issue of Lansing’s incomplete streets and the need for a
non-motorized network plan. The message was heard by
the Lansing City Council, and we thank them for adopting
the ordinance!
The next step is creating the non-motorized network plan.
Many people have already given input and participated in
sessions about the plan. More input is needed. Visit www.
walkbikelansing.com/designnetwork to learn more. Contact
jessica@walkbikelansing.com if you would like to get
involved.
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation given at the
8/13 Council Meeting. (17MB)
Presentation on Draft of Lansing's
Complete Streets Network Plan
Foster Community Center, 200 North Foster
Room 213
Come see what the City of Lansing Transportation &
Parking Office and the Lansing Master Plan Team have
drafted thus far for Lansing's Non-Motorized Network Plan
(aka Complete Streets Plan), and give additional input into
the network planning process.
The Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force held a total of
six community planning sessions in 2009 (March 3, 4, 5,
and 7, and November 4 and 5). Prior to these sessions the
task force researched best practices from around the world
in non-motorized networks, complete streets, connecting
with transit, law enforcement, education, and marketing
and health promotion. The draft plan will be a fusion of the
community input collected and best practices, set in the
context of the rest of the Master Planning process.
More information, contact Andy Kilpatrick, City of Lansing,
akilpatr@lansingmi.gov.
Lansing State Journal Covers Walkability
On Sunday, January 10, 2010, the Lansing State Journal
ran a front-page story about walkability in Lansing. Click
here to read the article.
Lansing Adopts Complete Streets Ordinance
On August 17, 2009 the Lansing City Council adopted the
Lansing Complete Streets Ordinance. This new policy for
Lansing states that the city will have a non-motorized
network plan, and will update it every 5 years. This is
major step forward for Lansing to become a walk and bike
friendly city. The adoption of this policy is largely a function
of the tremendous grassroots support of more than 100
volunteers and supporters who collected 5,000+ signatures
in May and June, sent more than 80 letters to the City
Council in August, gave more than 60 individual comments
at the August 10 City Council meeting, and created and
presented a photo gallery of Lansing’s incomplete streets.
Many people came together to raise awareness about the
issue of Lansing’s incomplete streets and the need for a
non-motorized network plan. The message was heard by
the Lansing City Council, and we thank them for adopting
the ordinance!
The next step is creating the non-motorized network plan.
Many people have already given input and participated in
sessions about the plan. More input is needed. Visit www.
walkbikelansing.com/designnetwork to learn more. Contact
jessica@walkbikelansing.com if you would like to get
involved.
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation given at the
8/13 Council Meeting. (17MB)
Complete Streets
Kick-Off Event
Kick-Off Event
Click here for more
information and photos from
the May 16, 2009 Complete
Streets Campaign Kick-Off
at Hunter Park.
information and photos from
the May 16, 2009 Complete
Streets Campaign Kick-Off
at Hunter Park.
| Check out the Lansing Complete Streets Photo Gallery at: www.lmb.org/LansingC ompleteStreets.html |
NACCHO Conference
Andy Kilpatrick and Jessica Yorko presented and facilitated a session at the 2009
National Association of City and County Health Officials Annual Conference in July.
Click here to view the Presentation.
National Association of City and County Health Officials Annual Conference in July.
Click here to view the Presentation.
| Walk and Bike Lansing! is seeking volunteers to help with a condition inventory of Lansing sidewalks in 2010. Training will begin in March, assessments in April. Contact Payal Ravani to sign up and get details: payal.ravani@gmail.com or 248-342-1695. |