Active Community and Neighborhood Grant Recipients May 2007 – May 2010
Posted Friday, May 4, 2007
The N.C. Division of Public Health on behalf of the N.C. Public Health Foundation and the John Rex Endowment is pleased to announce the recipients of the Active Community and Neighborhood Grant awards for 2007–2010. The Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch in the N.C. Division of Public Health and the N.C. Public Health Foundation will be responsible for the administration of these grant funds, provided by the John Rex Endowment. The Active Community and Neighborhood Grant Program will provide funding to the following five local communities in Wake County dedicated to increasing physical activity in community settings for children, youth and their families. Please email Cameron Graham with any questions.
- Gethsemane SDA Church
- This project builds on existing neighborhood assets to increase physical activity. It consists of renovating a playground at Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist Church and constructing a walking trail with physical activity messages to connect the playground and Southeast Raleigh community garden to the Sanderford Road Park and surrounding neighborhood.
- Museum of Art
- The North Carolina Museum of Art will commission site-specific art projects encouraging visitors of all ages and physical abilities to actively explore the Museum Park. The Center for Universal Design will focus on Park accessibility for all mobility levels, surveying trail usability, developing solutions for remediation.
- Town of Cary
- This project will utilize Fred G. Bond Metro Park (Bond Park) for a sidewalk and greenway enhancement intervention. This intervention will result in the construction of walkways to better connect facilities to trails and greenways, installation of signage to ease navigation and implementation of walking programs. This funding will enable the construction of more than 845 feet of concrete sidewalks and asphalt trails and physical activity programs. This intervention will ensure Bond Park is a safe and convenient place for walking and physical activity.
- Town of Holly Springs
- This project is a joint effort of both the Engineering Department and Parks and Recreation Department of the Town of Holly Springs. In addition to town departments, the project will benefit Wake County’s Holly Springs Elementary School, with whom the Parks and Recreation department has a joint-use agreement for Jones Park. This project will provide 4524 feet of greenway, 1300 feet of sidewalk and three crosswalks; providing people powered multi-use access for recreation in the heart of downtown. The connection of Jones Park, Holly Springs Elementary, Veteran’s Park and linkage to existing sidewalks provides a contiguous 6 miles of sidewalk and greenway.
- Triangle Transit Authority
- This project is a joint effort by the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA), Capital Area Metropolitan Area Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the City of Raleigh to develop and implement a plan to site improved bike and pedestrian amenities at bus stops. These amenities will improve the physical environment and increase the activity levels and transit use of local citizens. A best practices guidance document for municipalities to address future community needs around transit stops will be created.