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Minutes
Next meeting will be September 4 at 3:30 pm (most likely
the old jail conference room again).
Present: Jennifer Dotson, Sue Powell, Lois Chaplin, Rod
Howe, Fernando de Aragon, Ted Schiele Kristen Brennan,
Michael Smith, Margo Brinn
We discussed the draft mission statement and made a minor
change. Comments still welcome:
Curb
Your Car Coalition is a group of community organizations
and individuals working toward sensible and appropriate
transportation options to reduce car use. The Coalition
seeks environmental, health and safety, social and economic
benefits for Tompkins County through education, planning,
policy and implementation.
David Kay follow-up w/ Ithaca Journal. Post remaining
articles. May need to rewrite some of the articles.
Brief report from Walk Your Kids to School committee.
Went through printed materials. David is going to follow
up w/schools. Safe routes to school. Natl walk your kid
to school day. Fernando willing to help make connection
to Fall Creek School. Send flyer out to all school districts
advertising the October day . . . post resources to website.
List resources such as going places/making choices curriculum.
Have something for parents to drink/eat in the morning
at the participating schools. Have a superintendent write
a letter to Ithaca Journal message. BJM also a likely
candidate. Parents write letter to editor. Parent pooling.
Crossing Guards draw them in human interest story. Hook
up w/senior volunteers.
Is the listserv working? Some glitches. Rod will look
into this.
Possible fall event: Mark Fenton (Rochester based). Former
editor of walking magazine. Totally entertaining. Ted
Schiele will look into this.
Will continue to explore idea of bringing Dr. Susan Shaheen
to Ithaca in the Spring. Fernando has made contact with
her. Rod will explore support from Cornell departments
(starting with City and Regional Planning)
Rod Howe
telephone: 607-255-9510; fax: 607-255-2231
rlh13@cornell.edu
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