From Manufacturing Fishing Lures For Export to Six Months of Training To Become An Expert in Promoting Community Reforms

No one needed more 'on-the-job' training after almost two years than District 4 Councilmember Jennifer Duff who's always had a steep learning-curve when she assumed office in a very close-squeaking defeat of contender Joe Brown.

Vice Mayor Duff Accepted Into Complete Streets Champions Institute

Post Date:08/25/2021 12:56 PM

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• Lead Vice Mayor Duff joins the 2nd class of the Complete Streets Champions Institute. She will attend virtual learning sessions over the next 6 months to become a champion or expert in promoting community reforms to create safer, more accessible streets in Mesa for all users

Vice Mayor Jenn Duff joins the second class of the Complete Streets Champions Institute. The Champions Institute is a program created to help motivated local elected officials from across the United States define, design, build and evaluate Complete Streets in their communities. Smart Growth America (SGA); the Active People, Healthy Nation Initiative and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity support the program.

I am honored to be accepted into the program to learn more about Complete Streets and share innovative ideas with my colleagues, staff and residents that will help create safer, more accessible streets in Mesa for all users,” said Vice Mayor Duff.

Over the next six months, Vice Mayor Duff and her peers will attend virtual learning sessions with national experts and former local elected officials in the areas of public health, policy, street design and project implementation. After completing the program, the “champions” will be experts in promoting community reforms to create safer streets for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and motorists.

SGA provides Compete Streets Champions with continuing support as they serve their communities. Graduates of the program also act as emissaries to other local leaders, sharing their expertise and ideas to grow a national network of leaders who will build and expand activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations in the U.S.

“We are pleased to welcome Vice Mayor Duff to the second class of the Champions Institute,” said John Robert Smith, Senior Policy Advisor at Smart Growth America. “Her commitment to position Mesa to become a more accessible, equitable, and economically viable community for all residents was compelling.”

The Champions Institute program is funded through a cooperative agreement with the CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.

Contact: Kevin Christopher
(480) 644-4699
Kevin.Christopher@mesaaz.gov

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