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Benefits of Complete Streets in Communities

The story below is from the Smart Growth America National Complete Streets Coalition.

Complete Streets Help Create Livable Communities

The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. They are unsafe for people on foot or bike – and unpleasant for everybody. (more…)

January 23, 2013
Help KDOT Examine Biking, Pedestrian Needs in Kansas

The Kansas Department of Transportation is seeking public input to help identify statewide bicycling and pedestrian needs.

Becky Pepper, KDOT bicycle pedestrian coordinator, said an online survey has been posted on KDOT’s website,www.ksdot.org, to collect the opinions and comments of Kansans. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete.

“The survey will help us better understand how to use limited resources for bicycling and pedestrian facilities in Kansas,” Pepper said. “The survey is part of the Kansas Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan update to enhance transportation and related goals of safety, public health, recreation, tourism and community development.”

Survey respondents will be asked how they use and value bicycling and walking facilities and policies and whether changes are needed.

“We are interested in knowing whether there are differences in how rural, suburban and urban Kansans view bicycle/pedestrian needs,” Pepper said. “We are also surveying public agencies on how KDOT can best serve cities, counties, regional planning organizations and others to promote local objectives related to safe biking and walking.”

KDOT planners are also interested in identifying possible collaborations and cost sharing arrangements to best leverage limited resources for the greatest impact, she said.

An 18-member Kansas Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan Advisory Board is providing multiple perspectives and guidance on this study that will completed by fall 2013. The consultant team includes the Transportation Research Institute of the University of Kansas, with Smalley Community Planning LLC., Fairway, Kansas.

January 23, 2013
2013 Community Bike Ride Set for July 20, 2013

Lawrence Central Rotary, LiveWell Lawrence, Ride Lawrence and a host of others present a FREE community bike ride Saturday, July 20th 2013 to promote cycling as a part of a healthy lifestyle at the The Rotary Arboretum at Clinton Park (by the YSC Soccer fields)

We’re firming up plans, but be sure to mark your calendar!

More info soon!

January 16, 2013
Jorge Coromac, Woodland Public Charity Speaks to LCR

Jorge Coromac Showing the water filtration system Woodland Public Charity provides.

Jorge Coromac who is a member of the Olathe Rotary Club and the Woodland Public Charity VP of Programs and Fund Development came to discuss how they are working to implement Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and the Access to Health programs in in Guatemala, Kenya and South Africa. He also explained how these programs include the opportunity for each Rotarian to be a part of these implementations.

Established in 2001, Woodland Public Charity strives to help children and families in poor communities in under-developed countries. Woodland supports basic assistance for poor families to help them overcome the burdens of poverty. Their goal is to help poor children become healthy, educated, self-sustaining and contributing members of society.

For more information about this and other projects that the Woodland Public Charity is working on visit their website here.

December 20, 2012
Lawrence Central Hosts Annual Holiday Luncheon

Free State High’s Chorale performing at our Holiday luncheon.

Each year around the holidays Lawrence Central moves from the All American Room into the Eldridge’s Crystal Ballroom to celebrate the holidays by inviting spouses and guests to partake in the holiday spirit. The staff at the Eldridge had a wonderful buffet lunch for us and we were treated to the impeccable sounds of the Free State Chorale.

From all of us at the Lawrence Central Rotary we wish you and yours the very warmest of holiday wishes. Thanks to all who have attended our meetings in the last year and for sharing in a vision for a better Lawrence and the world though the work of Rotary.

Lawrence Central members enjoying the sounds of the season.

December 14, 2012