2. Mass in Motion (MiM)
Year 1 recap
Year 2 activities and accomplishments
◦ Winter walkability
◦ Access to outdoor recreation
◦ Incentives for food retailers
◦ Safe Routes to School
◦ Land use, transportation, public health policy
◦ Other activities
3. MiM Transition
Partnership → Policy Council
Winter walkability
Outdoor access
Municipal policy – new work groups
◦ Improve pedestrian and bicycling safety and
connectivity → ActiveTransportation
◦ Improve access to farm-fresh foods (mobile
markets, FMs, CGs) → Urban Agriculture
4. MiM Policy Priorities
FARM-FRESH FOOD
Healthy mobile markets
Permits/licenses and incentives
Community gardens
Conversion of blighted areas
Land use plans and regulations to
promote, expand, protect potential sites
Municipal bonds to clean up, redevelop
vacant land
Farmers’ markets
Administration
Financial incentives to market operators
Coupons and lower-income incentives
(EBT acceptance)
Land use regulations
BIKE/PED SAFETY, CONNECTIVITY
Bicyclist and pedestrian safety
Active transportation plans
Complete streets
Traffic calming
Other safety measures
Safe Routes to School
Expanded connections
Connectivity policies for sidewalk
continuity, direct routes, connection to
destinations
Open space policies encourage PA
Urban design, land use plans
Approaches - connectivity, access
Active transit-oriented development
Form-based zoning
Community design to encourage PA
Street and sidewalk accessibility
Design guidelines
5. MiM Stakeholders
FARM-FRESH FOOD
Hunger-Free and Healthy
Mosaic
REC
Community gardeners
Greater Worcester Land Trust
Division of Planning & Regulatory Services
Division of Economic Development
Mayor
Worcester Public Schools/School
Nutrition
Worcester Farmers’ Market
UMass Med School
BIKE/PED SAFETY, CONNECTIVITY
Central Mass Regional Planning Comm
DPWP
Division of Economic Development
Worcester Police Department
UMMHC/Injury Prevention Center
Promise Neighborhood
Safe Routes To Schools (state)
SRTS partner schools
Greater Worcester Land Trust
Mass Audubon
Common Pathways Transportation WG
Disabilities Commission
School Committee
Earn-A-Bike
Pleasant St Neighborhood Network Center
Columbus Park Neighborhood Association
Worcester Roots
UMMHC/Community Benefits
Community Development Corporations
6. Act FRESH
1. Pass the Comprehensive Land Use Reform
and Partnership Act (Senate Bill 1019 by Sen.
Eldridge).
2. Pass Physical Education Legislation (Senate bill
216 by Sen. McGee).
3. Use Economic Development Resources to
Improve Access to Healthy Food Stores.
4. Successfully Implement State & Federal
Legislation on School Nutrition.
7. Urban Agriculture
Urban Farming
◦ Farming on tax-title properties
◦ Farming/Gardening as a permitted use in
zoning code
Chicken-hen ordinance
8. Workplace Wellness
Community Healthy Living Index (CHLI)
◦ Family Health Center
◦ Worcester Public Schools
◦ YWCA
◦ SaintVincent Hospital
9. Healthy Dining
Utilizing Choice Architecture and Simple
Nutrition to Make Restaurants More
Healthy for the Residents of Greater
Worcester.
Designing a "WooFoods" rating system
modeled on the LEED certification for
green construction. In this system, there
will be no "bad" ratings. Restaurants will
either be certified at one level or another,
or not be certified at all.
10. Grocery Store Task Force
Mass. Grocery Store Access Report
Statewide task force convened:Tim
Garvin of UnitedWay represents
Worcester
Looking at developing policy
recommendations that will increase
grocery store/corner store access in
underserved areas.
11. Hunger-Free & Healthy
Implementation of WPS Wellness Policy
Implementation of School Nutrition
legislation
The Farm Bill