The Blue Zones Project and North Texas Healthy Communities recently donated $100,00 to the Fort Worth City Council. The money is said to help a “traffic-calming” program that includes purchasing and installing traffic safety countermeasures in neighborhoods that Blue Zone Project serves.
In a statement released by Fort Worth, the Blue Zones Project initiative is citywide. However, its focus is on “high-need neighborhoods identified by community health needs assessments” and “majority-minority areas disproportionally impacted traffic crashes.”
The plan is to implement traffic safety countermeasures such as pavement markings, signage, sidewalks, curb extensions, and small neighborhood roundabouts. In the coming months, walking and design charettes will be held in specific neighborhoods to understand unique traffic safety needs, address community needs, and listen to residents’ concerns.
The City of Fort Worth praised the Blue Zones Project as a community well-being improvement initiative created to impact environmental policy and social networks, therefore changing the way people experience the world around them.
It began in 2014 and became a certified Blue Zones community in 2018 after adopting a series of policies and plans focused on building an active community. Diamond-Hill Jarvis, North Side, Las Vegas Trail, Morningside, Stop Six, and Rosemont are among neighborhoods in Fort Worth that the Blue Zones Project has worked on.
Recently, the company hosted the 4th Annual Blue Zones Project Virtual Family Summit, which invited students from Tarrant County and their families to learn tips and techniques for a healthier lifestyle from the comfort of their homes, NBC DFW reported.
