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Livability Library: Walkability

Links to articles, tool kits, reports, photo albums, surveys and more

FEATURED

Walkable Streets for All Ages

Learn how grassroots efforts, pilot projects and a new Walkability FAQ tool can help local leaders and volunteers make roadways safe for all users. This webinar can be viewed on your schedule. Learn More

Webinar: The Benefits of Walkable Streets for All Ages

ALSO SEE THE PAGE: Getting Around: Walking - Coming Soon!

FREE PUBLICATION AND WORKSHEETS

AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit and Worksheets

Kit de Herramientas para Auditorias Peatonales de AARP

INSPIRING IDEAS

State Walking Colleges Create Walkability Leaders (2022)

Welcome to the 20-Minute Village (2017)

Making Communities More Livable for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments (2016)

Old and New Challenges for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments (2016)

Living a Car-Free Life (2016)

Why Older Adults Should Give Up Their Cars (2016)

How to Go Car-Free (or Car-Lite) (2016)

Vision Zero Looks to Make Streets Safer (2015)

11 Vision Zero Solutions (2015)

11 Ways Public Transit, Bicycling and Walking are Leading Us to a Brighter Future (2015)

13 Smart Solutions for a More Walkable America (2014)

EXPERT INSIGHTS

Jeff Speck: Why Walkable Communities Are the Best Communities for Older Adults (2018)

Gil Penalosa, founder of 8 80 Cities: Keynote Address (2016)

Leah Shahum: 5 Questions About Vision Zero (2016)

Why Walking is Going Places (2015)

U.S. Surgeon General Rx: More Walking, More Walkable Places (2015)

LOCAL EFFORTS

A Walking Path Connects a Community in Salt Lake City, Utah (2022)

How to Get a Pedestrian Island Installed (2018)

How to Organize a Ciclovia or Open Streets Event (2015)

How to Get a Traffic Light Installed (2014)

RESEARCH, REPORTS AND SLIDESHOWS

Dangerous By Design v. Safer By Design (2021)

Dangerous by Design Report (2019)

Dangerous By Design Report (2016)

Bicycling and Walking in the United States: Benchmark Report (2014)

Livability Fact Sheet: Sidewalks (2014)

Dangerous by Design Report (2014)

Slideshow: Dangerously Incomplete Streets (2014)

VIDEOS

Cities that Work for All Ages with Gil Penalosa (2021)

Creating Colorful Crosswalks in Charleston, S.C. (2018)

Safer Sidewalks for Walking in Memphis (2018)

Improving Safety on a Residential Roadway (2017)