Create a "Slow Streets" program NOW to prioritize walking and bicycling on neighborhood streets, while allowing local traffic, to enable safe exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic

rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/slow-streets-atx?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-slow-streets-atx' style='width: 100%'></div> Safe Streets Austin https://actionnetwork.org/groups/safe-streets-austin-2 Create a "Slow Streets" program NOW to prioritize walking and bicycling on neighborhood streets, while allowing local traffic, to enable safe exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/171/639/normal/Austin_neighborhood_street_collage.png Austinites are experiencing unprecedented hardship. Pandemic-related stress and the shelter-in-place order has created skyrocketing mental and physical health impacts. Meanwhile, despite the enormous health benefits of outdoor exercise, residents are being discouraged from crowding in parks and trails but have few alternative opportunities for safe exercise, meaning that park and trail use remains at dangerous levels. This situation must be addressed now to prevent the crisis escalating still further. A "Slow Streets" program will prioritize walking and bicycling on miles of neighborhood streets to allow for safe exercise near home, while still allowing local traffic. This crucial preventative tool will greatly mitigate public mental and physical impacts, reduce potential COVID-19 transmission, and relieve pressure on parks and trails. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/slow-streets-atx