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The electric vehicle "revolution" is status quo for cities

From Super Bowl commercials to conversations in The White House, electric vehicles (EV) seem to have many Americans charged up. The mass adoption of EVs has been called a "revolution," but can a solution that maintains the status quo of car culture and infrastructure really be thought of as revolutionary?

Over two months, we'll examine EVs potential impact on our cities and on broader climate change goals.

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Safe Routes to School recap: it’s good to be back!

The end of the spring 2022 semester marked eight years of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programming here at Living Streets Alliance. After so much uncertainty with the pandemic, we felt especially grateful for this past year, back in school and reconnecting with kids, families, and program partners. Here’s what it looked like…

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City of Tucson exploring Vision Zero: Could it work?

At their May 3rd Study Session Tucson Mayor & City Council discussed the value in becoming part of the Vision Zero Network as a way to address the growing number of serious crashes and fatalities on Tucson’s roadways. Vision Zero is a framework and approach that has proven successful in other countries, but has yet to see similar results here in the U.S. The key: a city’s commitment to it can’t be watered down in policy or in practice.

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Developing a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) for the City

Buro Happold has been chosen to develop a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) for the City built on equity and community partnership – especially frontline communities that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Living Streets Alliance is the local advocacy organization to lead community engagement and partnership efforts throughout the development of this plan.

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Making Nontraditional Community Engagement the Norm

These days, more and more government entities are starting to recognize that the traditional model of community engagement is structured to amplify privileged voices. Living Streets Alliance is helping to broaden avenues of engagement by centering community conversation around fun and family-friendly events at neighborhood parks.

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