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Fairfax not among CDC grant finalists

We are sad to report that Fairfax County did not receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control anti-obesity grant program, Communities Putting Prevention to Work. We had hoped there would be funds for the Bicycle Master Plan, which were included in the county grant application. The results were announced a while back; we were too depressed to mention it. No Virginia applications were accepted.

Applications that included bicycle projects were:

• Boston Public Health Commission—Increased active transit through a new bike share program and implementation of Complete Streets policies.
• Philadelphia Department of Public Health—A citywide pedestrian and bike plan will be completed.
• Miami-Dade County Health Department—The department plans to enhance signage for bike lanes, boulevards, and walkable neighborhoods to encourage physical activity such as biking and walking.
• Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government—Creating an initiative to enhance infrastructure to support bicycling and walking.
• Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon—To promote physical activity, CDPP will work to increase the proportion of bike, pedestrian, public transit, and other active transportation projects rather than road-widening and expansion projects.
• Healthy Portland, Maine—Increasing physical activity opportunities and signage in walkable/mixed-use neighborhoods and public transportation (e.g., through bike lanes/boulevards).

Perhaps the CDC got wind of the anti-bicycling comments of some Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Labels: bicycle master plan

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