Education
Goals |
Description |
Timeline |
Audience |
| Launch Bike & Pedestrian Safety Campaign |
Launch a bike/ped safety campaign to begin in the summer of 2009 to include radio, tv, print, TARC bus wrap, bus shelters, media coverage, web.
Learn more about StreetSense. |
Launches
August 7, 2009 - Ongoing
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Drivers: 18-25
Working-age adult pedestrians
(25-65)
Bikers for both recreation & transportation |
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| Increase Education to Motorists Through the Eyes of a Cyclist or Pedestrian |
Integrate rules of the road material into driver diversion programs.
Increase rules of the road education to TARC bus drivers.
Increase rules of the road education to taxi drivers.
Integrate rules of the road material to first-time drivers, driver licensing centers and into driver education programs.
Work to distribute rules of the road material at vehicle registration locations.
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2010-
2010-
2010-
Started- 2010
2010-
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Driver diversion programs
TARC bus drivers
Local taxi drivers
Driver education programs
Current drivers
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| Increase cycling education among children & adults through the eyes of motorists & other road users |
Offer bicyclists & motorists confident cycling classes.
See Bicycling for Louisville's website.
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Ongoing as funding allows |
Classes are targeted at adults and at children in 3rd grade and up. |
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Norton Hospital's Bike Rodeo Program.
Learn more
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Ongoing |
Children in 2nd and 3rd grade |
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Safety City - Jointly run by JCPS and Metro Police |
Ongoing |
3rd graders |
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Increase school-specific education programs for cyclists & pedestrians
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Expand the safe routes to school program
Learn more (PDF file) |
Ongoing |
Elementary School Students, parents, Jefferson County Public Schools |
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| Increase the variety and frequency of off-road bicycle safety & education programs |
Work with Kentucky Mountain Biking Association (KYMBA), Metro Parks and off road riders to expand education programs that promote safety information for off road riding in Louisville |
2009- |
Off road riders and parents |