We have received funding from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and the Orders Family Foundation (total grants received $22,000). The money will be used for a public awareness campaign for both drivers and cyclists on how to safely interact.  WVCC will use social media to repeat the rules of the road when it comes to safe interaction as well as place several billboards, hold public meetings, and develop pamphlets. The billboards and meetings will be in the Kanawha Valley as stipulated by the grant money; however the pamphlets, social media, and public meetings can happen throughout the state.  

Project Concept: Pick the five most pedestrian friendly (there are already a number of walkers, runner, cyclists) communities; Identify a walkable/bikeable pathway/route in each (or one that needs a little help getting completed); Create uniform signage for each trail; public relations campaign – use our website and FB page to identify and promote the five pathways; Determine why each walk/bike route was possible; Document the obstacles if we are not successful; Is it possible to link any of the above communities via a walking/biking pathway/route (to accomplish WVCC goal of being a multi-day cycling and hiking destination)?

Goals: Get Governor Tomblin to fill the complete streets advisory board.  Identify the policies that enabled or prohibited the routes from being designated official bike/ped routes. Are there polices that need to be adopted to enable communities to have an official bike/walkway?  We also need to identify the partners (there are many local and national groups working on increasing physical activity).