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Increase Opportunities For Active <br />Transportation <br />by creating safe, convenient and enjoyable <br />places for walking and biking. This includes <br />increasing connections to public transportation. <br />In Ramsey County, <br />9/0 <br />of adults bike or <br />walk to work.' <br />While only 9% of all trips are made <br />by walking and biking nationally, <br />13% <br />of all vehicle crash deaths are <br />cyclists and pedestrians.' <br />\5*11 <br />O <br />Increase Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety <br />through the design and implementation of <br />safe and convenient active transportation <br />corridors and crossing locations. This includes <br />educating all road users on how to act safely <br />and responsibly. <br />Improve Community & Individual <br />Health <br />by creating a place with increased <br />opportunities to engage in healthy activities <br />that reduce the burden of chronic disease and <br />increase positive health outcomes for everyone <br />in Ramsey County. <br />Residents in a <br />HIGHLY WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD <br />complete about <br />MORE <br />70 MINUTES <br />PER WEEK <br />of moderate & vigorous physical activity than <br />residents in low-walkability neighborhoods! <br />Every <br />10 <br />o, <br />MILE 0- • <br />1 <br />BIKE TRIP II <br />• <br />Reducing 10 miles of driving <br />l 2 <br />every week would eliminate <br />about 500 pounds of carbon GALLON <br />dioxide emissions a year.' OF GAS <br />r <br />Improve The Health Of The Natural <br />• <br />saves O Environment <br />and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the <br />transportation system by encouraging the use <br />of energy -efficient, non-polluting and healthy <br />forms of transportation. <br />1-7 I CONTEXT & VISION <br />