Success Stories from the Mayors’ Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets
To recognize the efforts undertaken through the Mayors’ Challenge, USDOT gathered information on the activities and accomplishments of participating communities, which are highlighted in the documents below.
At a summit in September 2016, USDOT recognized the communities that demonstrated the most progress with awards for Overall Success, Ladders of Opportunity, Engagement, and each of the seven Challenge Activities.
The documents below highlight the achievements and progress made by the Mayors’ Challenge communities. These results are based on information provided by the approximately 80 communities that reported their progress to USDOT.
Interactive Story Map of Success Stories
Success Stories - Full Report:
Success Stories by Challenge Activities:
- Challenge Activity 1: Complete Streets
- Challenge Activity 2: Fix Barriers
- Challenge Activity 3: Gather Data
- Challenge Activity 4: Design Right
- Challenge Activity 5: Create Networks
- Challenge Activity 6: Improve Laws
- Challenge Activity 7: Educate & Enforce
Success Stories from Award Winning Communities:
- Austin, TX (Ladders of Opportunity)
- Bellevue, WA (Gather Data)
- Brownsville, TX (Ladders of Opportunity)
- Henderson, NV (Design Right)
- Lexington, KY (Create Networks)
- Los Angeles, CA (Gather Data)
- Louisville, KY (Educate & Enforce)
- Miami-Dade County, FL (Complete Streets)
- Myrtle Beach, SC (Engagement, and Fix Barriers)
- New York, NY (Overall Success, and Design Right)
- Norwalk, CT (Create Networks)
- Oro Valley, AZ (Educate & Enforce)
- South Bend, IN (Overall Success, and Complete Streets)
- Washington, DC (Overall Success, and Improve Laws)
Last updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2019