NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 11, 2022 / In 2021, every of 3M’s enterprise teams made a dedication to make use of their distinctive capabilities to advance fairness in our communities. That included the corporate’s Transportation & Electronics Enterprise Group’s (TEBG) dedication to help city security and mobility, working to make sure everybody has entry to protected, reasonably priced and sustainable transportation choices.
When TEBG heard that an city path was one of the crucial requested initiatives in a Windfall, Rhode Island, metropolis survey, they knew they had been prepared to assist.
From Oct. 1 to eight, TEBG and 3Mgives, in partnership with the Windfall Streets Coalition, Thriving Locations Collaborative, Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition, SPIN Streets and AARP, labored to put in the Hope Road Momentary Path. The challenge was a community-led effort that consolidated parking to the west facet of Hope Road in Windfall and created a one-mile path for strolling, jogging, rolling and biking.
The challenge particularly aimed to serve the multicultural neighborhood within the Mount Hope neighborhood, which is essentially the most culturally and racially various neighborhood on the East Aspect of Windfall. Creating infrastructure within the neighborhood for biking, scooters, pedestrians and school-aged youngsters would enable for improved mobility choices for these traditionally underserved and low-income populations.
“As cities like Windfall prioritize multi-modal transportation choices with sustainable, extra equitable designs, 3M is working onerous to make these choices safer and extra seen for everybody,” mentioned Dr. Dan Chen, president, 3M Transportation Security Division (TSD). “We need to be part of constructive outcomes for all members of our communities.”
To additional drive consciousness of transportation inequities, residents of Windfall had been invited to attend a free outside screening of “The Road Challenge” documentary – an inspiring story of the motion to reclaim the streets as a public house. 3M helped fund the making of the movie in 2021 as a part of TEBG’s fairness dedication.
The info and neighborhood suggestions collected earlier than, throughout and after the challenge will assist inform future infrastructure planning for safer, extra sustainable and extra inclusive metropolis streets.
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