Re-Thinking Roads - 1000 Friends Webinar

Roads, Livability, Resilience 

Dear Thomas,


Across Florida and the nation, communities are rethinking how transportation systems can promote safety, livability, and resilience. The Complete Streets approach—one that prioritizes the safety and accessibility of all users—has become a guiding framework for transforming our roads into safer, more people-focused places.


Join 1000 Friends of Florida on Wednesday, December 10, for our next webinar in the John M. DeGrove series: Rethinking Roads: A Complete Streets Approach to Safer Communities, a free 90-minute presentation highlighting how federal, regional, and local partners are working together to make Florida’s streets safer and more connected.


You’ll hear from three leaders who are shaping the future of transportation:

  • Beth Osborne, President & CEO, Smart Growth America, will share national insights on the evolution of the Complete Streets movement, federal funding programs such as Safe Streets and Roads for All and Reconnecting Communities, and how these initiatives are supporting local action.
  • Valerie Neilson, Executive Director, Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), will present how Palm Beach County is implementing Complete Streets projects—such as the U.S. 1 Multimodal Corridor, the county’s first two-way cycle track, and new separated bicycle lanes—through strong interagency collaboration.
  • Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas, City of Boca Raton, will offer a local perspective on community leadership and implementation, highlighting initiatives like Boca on the Move, the Bicycle Safety Traffic Garden, and planning for the U.S. 1 lane-repurposing project.


Together, these speakers will explore how Complete Streets planning not only saves lives, but also strengthens communities, improves mobility, and creates opportunities for local governments to integrate resilience and sustainability into their transportation systems.


This webinar will be of particular interest to planners, engineers, attorneys, local officials, advocates, and anyone working to make Florida’s transportation network safer and more efficient for all users.

Sincerely,

Haley Busch

Communications & Outreach Director

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