Support Livable Streets

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We Need a Change

Dear [elected official],

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I’m writing to you today to ask you to support Livable Streets.

Why Livable Streets:

1. Equity: Prioritizing, updating, and improving streets for people, in neighborhoods with historic underinvestment, creates livable places that are accessible and affordable to everyone.

2. Walking, biking, and transit: We have to fill in our sidewalk gaps, build protected bike lanes, and create a convenient bus system. This will make it safe for kids to walk to school, allow people to travel more efficiently, save taxpayer money, and ultimately, save lives.

3. Cost: Spending taxpayer dollars more efficiently so we can maintain what we have, and catching up where we've fallen behind so walking, biking, and transit are real options.

4. Safety: On average, at least one person is seriously injured or killed every week while traveling on Columbia's streets. Having safe and accessible infrastructure for people who walk, bike, and take the bus means that streets are safe for everyone – including those driving cars.

5. Economy: Access to biking, walking, and transit infrastructure is good for business. Studies show that when people can access local businesses without driving a car, they are more likely to visit those areas more often and spend more money.

6. Climate: Over 20% of our carbon emissions in Columbia comes from transportation. If we are going to significantly decrease emissions, we must give people options to safely and conveniently use biking, walking, and public transit to travel.

7. Disabilities: So many people in Columbia – simply put – cannot drive a car. People with disabilities should not have to fear for their lives traveling on our streets because of incomplete or damaged sidewalks, unreliable public transit, and inadequate infrastructure.

Supporting Livable Streets will fundamentally transform the transportation system in Columbia – creating streets that eliminate underlying causes of health inequities, and enable all people to thrive.

It has been almost 20-years since Columbia adopted its Complete Streets policy or made any significant changes to how we design and build streets. Our streets continue to prioritize cut-through traffic over the people who live, work, and play along them. It’s time for a change, it’s time for Livable Street!

For these reasons and more, please support Livable Streets as it will build streets that work for all Columbians.

Sincerely, [Your information here]