Walkable Communities Web Links

The following websites are links to national, regional, and local resources. We encourage you to visit these sites and learn about walkability. You will find tools and resources to help you make walking a routine part of your family’s lifestyle, as well as your school, workplace, community, and more. There are also tools to support the work of transportation planners, landscape architects, architects, developers, parks and trails planners, and other related professionals.

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Employers

City of Vancouver Commute Trip Reduction

Making Washington the Healthiest State in the Nation

Washington State Guidelines to Help Energize Your Meetings

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Kids, Families, Safety, and Schools

City of Vancouver Commute Trip Reduction

City of Vancouver Transportation Services Safety Tips

Feet First

National Safety Council

Safe Routes to School - WA

Safe Routes to School Initiative

SafeKids

Washington Department of Transportation Crosswalk Law

Washington Department of Transportation Pedestrian Laws

Washington Department of Transportation Safety Tips

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Learn and Get Involved Locally

City of Vancouver Commute Trip Reduction

City of Vancouver Neighborhood Traffic Safety Alliance

City of Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods

City of Vancouver Strategic Plan

City of Vancouver Sustainability Initiative

Clark County and City of Vancouver Parks and Trails

Clark County Comprehensive Growth Management Act Plan

Clark County Neighborhood Outreach Program

Community Choices

Highway 99 Revitalization Project

Washington Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway Plans

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Local Walking Opportunities

Clark County Walkaround Guide

First Friday Art Walk

Forever Young Hike and Walk

International Discovery Walk

International Discovery Walk (2008 PDF Brochure)

Kaiser Permanente

Southwest Washington Medical Center Passport to Wellness

Sunday Hiking Program

Vancouver Clark Parks and Trails

Vancouver's Downtown Walking Map

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Planning and Design Professionals/Elected Officials and Policy Makers

Active Living Network

American Hiking Society: Alliance of Hiking Organizations: National Trails Fund

American Planning Association

American Society of Landscape Architects

American Trails

Brookings Institute Report on Walkable Urbanism

City of Vancouver Pedestriam System Plan (PDF)

Complete Streets

HealthScape

Local Government Commission

National Park Service - NPSPlanning

Planning for Healthy Places

Project for Public Spaces

Smart Growth

Surface Transportation Policy Partnership

Transportation Research Board

Urban Land Institute

WA Growth Mgmt Services: Planning to Promote Physical Activity

WA Growth Mgmt Services: Ex. Comp. Plan Policies to Support Physically Active Communities

Washington Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathways Plan

Washington State Planning for Pedestrians Information & Resources

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Research, Advocacy, and Programs

Active Living By Design

America Walks

CDC: Healthier Worksite Initiative - Worksite Walkability

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Coalition for a Livable Future

Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation

National Center for Bicycling & Walking

National Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center

Washington Coalition for Promotion of Physical Activity

Washington Health Foundation

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Walkable Communities

Community Forum: "Can we get there from here?" - Keynote by Mark Fenton (PPT 22.5 MB)

Dan Burden and Walkable Communities, Inc.

Walkable Communities, Inc.

WalkScore

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