The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarded large grants to cities across America as part of a national effort to fight the obesity epidemic, and Nashville has been awarded $7.5 million.
This money will considerably impact the cycling world in Nashville. The City has announced that portions of the money will be used for the Share the Road initiative, which seeks to improves policies, education, and accessibility for cyclists and motorists to safely share roadways. Another program that will receive grant money is a city-wide bike rental program, which I hope will be modeled after the Yellow Bike program in Austin. Money will also be put into creating safe routes for children to walk and bike to their schools, something that Walk/Bike Nashville has worked diligently through Safe Routes to School.
All of this is great news, I encourage you to read the entire article at the Tennessean.






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