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Walking Basics
Why Walk?
- Benefits of Walking
- Overcoming Barriers to Walking
- Walking Tips
- Plan a Walking Trip
- Walking Resources and Research
Get Crash and Safety Facts
- General Pedestrian Statistics
- Pedestrian Crash Facts
- Finding Pedestrian Data and Statistics
- Pedestrian Crash Types
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
- Crash and Safety Resources and Research
Address Community Problems
- Common Pedestrian Problems and Solutions
- People do not think to walk in the neighborhood
- There are no sidewalks; existing sidewalks are blocked or in poor repair
- There are access issues for people with physical disabilities
- Motorists drive too fast or do not yield to pedestrians
- Crossing the street is dangerous
- My community is not an inviting place to walk
- There is concern about crime and walking at night
- There is a need for interesting/important destinations within walking distance
- Children can't walk to school
- Pedestrians act dangerously
- Assessing Walking Conditions with Audits
- Understand Who Can Help
- Organize for Success
- Community Examples and Case Studies
- Community Resources and Research
Walking Solutions
Implement Solutions
Develop Plans and Policies
- Levels of Pedestrian Planning
- Planning Activities
- Determine community vision and objectives
- Facilitate public participation
- Create a fact-base: document locations of existing facilities and their use
- Identify and prioritize locations needing improvement
- Evaluate alternatives and determine solutions
- Review, revise, and recommend transportation and land use policies
- Establish key design principles and procedures
- Prepare plans that meet federal requirements
- Evaluate and revise plans
- Policy and Planning Strategies to Support Walking
- Sample Pedestrian Plans
- Planning and Policy Examples and Case Studies
- Planning Resources and Research
Engineer Pedestrian Facilities
- Roadway and Pedestrian Facility Design
- Trails
- Street Crossings
- Traffic calming
- Traffic management
- On-Street Parking Enhancements
- School Zone Improvements
- Designing for special pedestrian populations
- ITS technologies
- Engineering Examples and Case Studies
- Engineering Resources and Research
Educate Drivers and Pedestrians
- Defining Education-Related Problems and Goals
- Targeting Specific Audiences
- Relaying Important Messages
- Measuring Program Effectiveness
- Creating Viable Partnerships
- Finding Program Support
- Education Examples and Case Studies
- Education Resources and Research
Enforce Laws
- Reviewing and modifying laws affecting pedestrians
- Developing procedures for handling violators
- Training law enforcers
- Developing partnerships with law enforcement
- Implementing enforcement programs
- Enforcement Examples and Case Studies
- Enforcement Resources and Research
Improve Access to Transit
- Transit Planning and Partnerships
- Improving Transit Stop/Station Access
- Transit Examples and Case Studies
- Transit Resources and Research
Promote Walking and Health
- Changing Values, Perceptions, and Behaviors
- Strategies to Promote Walking
- Examples and Case Studies for promoting walking and health
- Promotion Resources and Research
- Other Health-related Resources and Research
Seek Funding and Build Support
- Building Support through Institutionalization
- Defining Facilities and Programs
- Funding Revenue Sources
- History of Federal Funding Legislation
- Funding Examples and Case Studies
- Funding Resources and Research
Walking Resources
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- Course Costs
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