Resources & Data
America Walks Publications
Walking Action Network Webinars, Forums and Workshops
All Things Walking Webinars (archives)
- Webinar 1: Data and Resources to Propel Local Walking Programs and Solutions – November 29, 2012
- Webinar 2: Follow the Leader > Successful Community Initiatives – February 14, 2013
- Webinar 3: Building the Walking Movement – New Strategies and Coalitions – March 19, 2013
- Webinar 4: Leadership at the Top: Working with State & Local Officials to Prioritize Walking into Transportation Planning – April 26, 2013
Discussion Forums (archives)
- Forum 1: Resources to Empower Your Local Community with Walking Initiatives – December 13, 2012
- Forum 2: Public Health and Walking: Turning Policy and Programs into Action – January 30, 2013
- Forum 3: Re-purposing Public Spaces to Restore Main Streets & Beyond – March 28, 2013
- Forum 4: Walk and Work: Innovative Ways to Integrate Walking into Workplace and Business Practices – May 17, 2013
Webinar and Discussion Forum Archives
Annual Reports
- 2011: Striding Forward
Testimony/Public Comment
- April 30, 2013 – Letter to US Surgeon General on Proposed Call-to-Action on Walking
- April 29, 2013 – America Walks submitted comments to US DOT on the Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Environmental Impact and Related Procedures published February 28, 2013
National Walking Survey 2011
- Read the Final Report
- View the Original Survey Tool
- Watch America Walks webinar slide presentation
- See APHA’s presentation at the webinar
Articles/Reports
- Population Shifts and Implications for Walking in the United States, a companion piece to the National Walking Survey by our academic research partners at Hunter College
- Signalized Intersection Enhancements That Benefit Pedestrians Report
White Papers
- Why We Are Stuck at High Speed, and What We Are Going to Do About It
- How Communities are Slowing Down
Position Papers
- America Walks Federal Advocacy Approach October 2011
- Complete Streets
- Creating Places to Walk
- Pedestrian Action Safety Plans
- Speed
- Walking Is More Than Local
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