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• Striding Forward - America Walks 2011 Annual Report
• How Communities are Slowing Down and Why We're Stuck at High Speed, and What We're Going to Do About It - America Walks recently-published speed safety white papers are now available.
• Signalized Intersection Enhancements That Benefit Pedestrians Report - Our partners, Fehr & Peers, prepared this report for America Walks to educate decision makers, planners, engineers, and citizens on signalized intersection enhancements that can improve pedestrian safety and convenience.
• 2011 National Walking Survey Final Report, Original Survey Tool and Webinar Slide Presentation, as well as other America Walks Publications can be found here.
• Federal Walking Policy Platform - In October, the America Walks Board of Directors adopted our Federal Walking Policy Platform, the first-ever national walking policy guide to advocacy and action.
• America Walks Strategic Plan for 2011-2013

News + Updates

• May 13, 2012Walk Friendly Communities Grant Applications Due June 15th
  The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) announces the opening of the fourth round of Walk Friendly Communities' application process.  Applications are due on June 15, 2012, and communities can submit online.
• May 7, 2012Opening Up Stairwells: Little Risk and Big BenefitsBuilding owners and managers sometimes keep stairwells locked because of concern about liability for injuries – but new research by PHLP finds that accessible stairwells appear to pose no more legal risk than other common areas within a building.  Here's a stair-climbing story from America Walks' VP Molly O'Reilly, a long-time stair climber, "In 1969, I was part of a chipper cadre that walked to work up the stairs of the General Motors Building in Detroit. I climbed to the 7th floor where I was an analyst in the market research department of an ad agency. The stairwell trek was sometimes the high point of my day."
• May 5, 2012Increasing Awareness With Different Levels of ResourcesA key hurdle for walking advocates is to build interest and excitement in the issue of walkability for all. This mutual aid call will highlight successful efforts that range from the on-the-cheap guerilla marketing to more coordinated community campaigns that have effectively raised the awareness and helped make changes that improve walking. Join this mutual aid call, scheduled for May 16 at 2:00pm ET, brought to you by America Walks and the Alliance for Biking & Walking. Sign up here. Read more >
• April 19, 2012An Unexpected Twist: House Passes Extension of Transportation BillWednesday, April 18^th, 2012, The U.S. House of Representatives passed a transportation bill extension with a vote of 293-127!  SAFETEA-LU the current transportation bill’s extension date goes through September 30, 2012.  Read more >
• April 11, 2012PBIC Announces the Latest Round of Walk Friendly CommunitiesThree new communities join the list of Walk Friendly Communities, while one earned a higher designation.