Transportation overall seems to be an issue for Rosedale. Getting from point A to point B. Public transport (buses) could be an issue but also on a more localized level is the issue of poor sidewalks. They're broken, there's poor drainage, some areas don't even have them. There is an issue with cross walks fading and some streets don't even have these either. I can't help but think that if areas that didn't have them had them put in, if broken ones were rebuilt and maintained, that the kids of Rosedale could get around more and their parents would feel better about it.
They might even use them themselves. It will be helpful to look at an ariel image of the community and determine where the buses run, where the schools are and where the good and bad sidewalks are and begin drawing some connectors, to determine where the solutions might be.
Audience
The kids, specifically 7-14 year olds. They are the focal point for research and problem solving. They are the ones we're encouraging through the Healthy Kids Initiative to use the new transportation ideas.
"My neighborhood would be safer for walking if I could walk to the park on the sidewalk." - Jaret, age 11
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