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What is Walkability? It is a measure of the friendliness of an area to walking. It has health, environmental and economic benefits. Factors that positively influence walkability include footpaths, sidewalks, pedestrian rights-of-way. Other influences are traffic and road conditions, land-use, accessibility to buildings, safety, lighting at night. Anything that improves the conditions to walking. Walkability is becoming an important concept in urban planning and designing communities. Walkable communities are equitable and provide health benefits.
Walk Jobs Resource:
Avid 4 Adventure- Summer jobs Colorado and California
National Center for Bicycling & Walking NCBW Newsroom-jobs
National Center for Bicycling & Walking NCBW Newsroom-jobs
AMERICA WALKS
America Walks Kate Kraft, Executive Director announces retirement in 2020
America Walks National Walking Summit
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Articles:
Berlin's Ampelmannchen 'little traffic men' is one of many quirky walking signals from around the world 3-8-2017 news.com.au
It is Solved by Walking Essay in High Country News by Antonia Malchik 5/13/2019
Mary Poppins Pedestrian Crossing Lights
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets by Adele Peters 8/24/16
Seeing Your Community With New Eyes Through a "Walking Audit" by Daniel Herriges 5/2/2019 Strong Towns
The Slow Death of Purposeless Walking by Finlo Rohrer BBC Magazine 5/1/2014
The Crisis in American Walking How we got off the Pedestrian Path by Tom Vanderbilt posted 10 April 2012
Walking While Black Jacksonville.com by Benjamin Conarck
It is Solved by Walking Essay in High Country News by Antonia Malchik 5/13/2019
Mary Poppins Pedestrian Crossing Lights
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets by Adele Peters 8/24/16
Seeing Your Community With New Eyes Through a "Walking Audit" by Daniel Herriges 5/2/2019 Strong Towns
The Slow Death of Purposeless Walking by Finlo Rohrer BBC Magazine 5/1/2014
The Crisis in American Walking How we got off the Pedestrian Path by Tom Vanderbilt posted 10 April 2012
Walking While Black Jacksonville.com by Benjamin Conarck
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Walking - Why Walk? Why Not! Resources on Walking
Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA):
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety
The American Council on Exercise Presents:
Walk the Talk A Fitness Professional's Guide to Developing Walking Programs (PDF)
Walk This Way A Guide for Developing Individual and Community walking Programs (PDF)
Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Launched Sept 9 2015.
Step it Up Status Report 2017
National Walking Day How-To Guide
Walking - Why Walk? Why Not! Resources on Walking
Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA):
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety
The American Council on Exercise Presents:
Walk the Talk A Fitness Professional's Guide to Developing Walking Programs (PDF)
Walk This Way A Guide for Developing Individual and Community walking Programs (PDF)
Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Launched Sept 9 2015.
Step it Up Status Report 2017
National Walking Day How-To Guide
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This is the new campaign launched by Portland Oregon's Bureau of Transportation - Vision Zero. It is an educational campaign. This is an effort to end traffic fatalities by 2025. These fatalities usually involve pedestrians and cyclists.
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Resources:
Active Transportation Policy Hub rails-to-trails conservancy
Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2014 Benchmark Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking
Center for Accelerating Innovation STEP Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian
Go Counter free traffic counter App
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project (NBPD)
National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAP)
Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Rails to Trails Conservancy Trail-Building Toolbox
Toolkit- 50th Anniversary National Trails System Trails50-Toolkit for Advocates
The 2017 Walking Report Card on Walking and Walkable Communities * Report card on the home page!
Secrets of Successful Rail-Trails (PDF) Manual
Steps to a Walkable Community A guide for citizens, planners and engineers (PDF)
Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2014 Benchmark Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking
Center for Accelerating Innovation STEP Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian
Go Counter free traffic counter App
National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project (NBPD)
National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAP)
Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Rails to Trails Conservancy Trail-Building Toolbox
Toolkit- 50th Anniversary National Trails System Trails50-Toolkit for Advocates
The 2017 Walking Report Card on Walking and Walkable Communities * Report card on the home page!
Secrets of Successful Rail-Trails (PDF) Manual
Steps to a Walkable Community A guide for citizens, planners and engineers (PDF)
Websites:
America Walks making America a great place to walk
American Trails building the future of trails
BikeWalk National Center for Biking and Walking
California Walks Stepping up for Health, Equity and Sustainability
Everybody Walk The movement to get America walking (be sure to sign up for their email newsletters!)
International Federation of Pedestrians - working for pedestrians and livable space
Knight Foundation Every City Should Have a Law of Two Words
Jane's Walk Citizen-led walking tours towards community-based city building
National Trails Training Partnership (hosted by www.AmericanTrails.org) - Training and Education
Netwalking foster collaborative working relationships through walking meetings
PATH Hawaii Connecting People and Places
Partnership for Active Transportation Together, building healthy places for healthy people
Perils for Pedestrians TV talk about people who walk and online videos
StreetFilms showing better ways to live work and play
The Walking Classroom Walk.Listen.Learn
United States Access Board- Streets and Sidewalks (advancing full access and inclusion for all)
United States Access Board- Trails (advancing full access and inclusion for all)
Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (WALC) building better healthier environments
Walk Boston Making Massachusetts more walkable
Walk Denver Changing the ways Denver gets around
Walkable Communities Inc. - Building walkable communities
Walk Score Live where you love
Walk score Professional street smart walk score
Walk21 The walking movement
Walk [Your City] Plan, design and install quick, light and affordable street signs for people
American Trails building the future of trails
BikeWalk National Center for Biking and Walking
California Walks Stepping up for Health, Equity and Sustainability
Everybody Walk The movement to get America walking (be sure to sign up for their email newsletters!)
International Federation of Pedestrians - working for pedestrians and livable space
Knight Foundation Every City Should Have a Law of Two Words
Jane's Walk Citizen-led walking tours towards community-based city building
National Trails Training Partnership (hosted by www.AmericanTrails.org) - Training and Education
Netwalking foster collaborative working relationships through walking meetings
PATH Hawaii Connecting People and Places
Partnership for Active Transportation Together, building healthy places for healthy people
Perils for Pedestrians TV talk about people who walk and online videos
StreetFilms showing better ways to live work and play
The Walking Classroom Walk.Listen.Learn
United States Access Board- Streets and Sidewalks (advancing full access and inclusion for all)
United States Access Board- Trails (advancing full access and inclusion for all)
Walkable and Livable Communities Institute (WALC) building better healthier environments
Walk Boston Making Massachusetts more walkable
Walk Denver Changing the ways Denver gets around
Walkable Communities Inc. - Building walkable communities
Walk Score Live where you love
Walk score Professional street smart walk score
Walk21 The walking movement
Walk [Your City] Plan, design and install quick, light and affordable street signs for people
Online Visual Resources:
KCET is a partner to Every Body Walk! It is an independent public television station that supports walking shows.
KCET City Walk Season 1
KCET Season 2 California Coastal Trail which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
KCET Season 2 California Coastal Trail which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Walk in the Park: Irvine the City of trails From Everybody Walk
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The documentary is about Michael Arth. He is an American artist, home/landscape/urban designer, public policy analyst, advocate for the homeless, futurist, documentary filmmaker and author. (Bio courtesy of Wikipedia)
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