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Program tool 10 - Is your neighbourhood safe
and activity-friendly?
If you find problems
Sidewalks, crosswalks, intersections, stairs and ramps
- Report hazards to your local municipality.
- Start a petition to build more sidewalks in your neighbourhood.
Traffic
- Report hazards to your local municipality.
- Ask that the police department do more to enforce traffic laws.
Accessibility
- Talk to store owners and tell them of any difficulty older adults have in accessing their business.
Winter safety
- Report hazards to your local municipality.
- Carry a small bag of sand with you to spread on slippery spots.
Benches
- Encourage your members to call or write letters to your local municipality. See Program tool 23 - Template for a letter to city hall.
Buses
- Encourage your members to call or write letters to your local municipality. See Program tool 23 - Template for a letter to city hall.
- Bring your issue to the attention of local politicians.
Personal safety
- Encourage your members to walk in pairs and during the day.
- Talk to police about setting up a neighbourhood watch program.
Attractiveness
- Work with local groups to have a "Clean up the neighbourhood day".
- Talk with your members. They may be interested in starting a gardening club.
| Active Independent Aging was a joint venture between the University of Ottawa and the Public Health and Long-term Care Branch, City Of Ottawa. For more information please visit our website at: www.falls-chutes.com. Funding provided by Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada Falls Prevention Initiative. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the official policies of Health Canada, Veterans Affairs Canada, the University of Ottawa and the Public Health and Long-term Care Branch, City Of Ottawa. The information in this handout is current as of 2004. |
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