Policy Hacking with Farm&City: Safe Routes to School -- CANCELLED

DUE TO OUR TEAM BEING EXPOSED TO COVID, WE HAD TO CANCEL THIS EDITION OF POLICY HACKING. We will be back next month on the first Thursday - November 3rd - as usual.

We think every kid in Texas deserves to live the freedom of feeling and being safe walking, biking, using their wheelchair, or riding in cars and transit in their neighborhood and around their school.

Unfortunately, we're not there.

However, because of the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Texas Department of Transportation's new ten year plan includes an almost doubling of funding for Transportation Alternatives – the bucket of funding that includes Safe Routes to School – to $1.7 billion over ten years.

Cities and communities across Texas have different levels of Safe Routes to School plans and funding. We encourage every community to invest in planning and equitable community engagement to ensure that ramping up funding will benefit as many children, teachers, parents, and communities as possible.

Join us for a discussion with some of the leaders of the Safe Routes to Schools space in Texas and New Mexico.

Speakers:
Amir Emamian, City of Austin
Ashleigh Curry, Las Cruces Public Schools
Noah Heath, Texas Department of Transportation
Jay Blazek Crossley, Farm&City

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Policy Hacking with Farm&City is a monthly gathering designed to engage and support citizen advocacy in local communities. Farm&City is committed to building these networking opportunities and facilitating dialogue that will shift the paradigm of growth and development toward greater sustainability and equity in Texas.

Held the first Thursday of every month, Policy Hacking with Farm&City is free and open to the public.

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Thank you to Capital Factory for sponsoring Policy Hacking with Farm&City. Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. To learn more about Capital Factory’s virtual membership, click here https://www.capitalfactory.com/