| Who? |
What
They Do... |
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American
Hiking Society
1422 Fenwick Lane
Silver Spring MD 20910
(301) 565-6704
(301) 565-6714
www.americanhiking.com |
National
conservation organization working to cultivate a nation of
hikers dedicated to establishing, protecting, and maintaining
foot trails in America. |
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American
Volksporting Association
1001 Pat Booker Road, Suite 101
Universal City, TX 78148
(210) 659-2112
(210) 659-1212
www.ava.org |
National
membership group focused on sharing the spirit of walking.
Has 300 clubs. Organizes annual convention. |
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America
Walks
Old City Hall
45 School Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-367-1170
Fax: 617-367-9285
email info@americawalks.org
www.americawalks.org |
America
WALKs provides a support network for local pedestrian advocacy
groups. Lists 17 local member groups. |
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Association
of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
P.O. Box 23576
Washington, DC 20026
(202) 366-4071
(703) 876-0562
www.apbp.org |
National
membership group for planners, engineers, advocates, academics
working to improve conditions for bicycling and walking. |
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| Campaign
to Make America Walkable |
See
National Center for Bicycling and Walking. |
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Center
for Livable Communities
1414 K St, Ste 250
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-1198
(916) 448-8246
www.lgc.org |
Helps
local governments and community leaders be proactive in their
land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and
policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient
land use patterns. |
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International
Federation of Pedestrians
3500 Race Street
Philadelphia PA 19104-4925
(215) 386-1270 ph+fax
hirsch@igc.org |
Represents
the interests of pedestrians to International bodies. |
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| National
Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse |
See
National Center for Bicycling and Walking. |
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National
Center for Bicycling and Walking
8120 Woodmont Ave, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20814
301.656.4220 phone
301.656.4225 fax
www.bikewalk.org |
Works
with transportation, recreation and public health professionals
to create more bicycle-friendly and walkable communities.
Organizes Pro Walk conference every two years. |
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Partnership
for a Walkable America
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(630) 775-2383
(630) 285-1315
http://nsc.org/walkable.htm |
An
alliance of public and private organizations, and individuals
who are committed to promoting the changes needed to make
America more walkable. |
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Pedestrian
and Bicycle Information Center
www.pedbikeinfo.org
www.bicyclinginfo.org
www.walkinginfo.org |
Connecting
communities with the information and resources they need to
create safe places for walking and bicycling. |
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| Pedestrian
Federation of America |
See
National Center for Bicycling and Walking. |
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Pednet
www.ottawalk.org/pednet |
Active
listserver focused on walking issues. |
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pedestrians.org
www.pedestrians.org |
Home
page of the Perils for Pedestrians TV show. Maintains an extensive
on-line resource list. |
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Surface
Transportation Policy Project
1100 17th Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-2636
(202) 466-2247
www.transact.org |
Ensures
transportation policy and investments help conserve energy,
protect environmental and aesthetic quality, strengthen the
economy, promote social equity, and make communities more
livable. |
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Walkable
Communities, Inc.
320 S. Main Street
High Springs, FL 32643
Tel: 904-454-3304; Fax: 904-454-3306
www.walkable.org |
Dan
Burden's site to help facilitate community-wide charettes
on building more livable neighborhoods, cities, and towns. |