This section of the Learning Center enables you to search for resources by audience type. Select the most appropriate audience type from the following list:
Resources for New Advocates: Citizens and newly forming groups with an interest in promoting walking and walkability should start here.
Resources for Established Organizations: Local and state level walking and active transportation advocacy organizations should start here.
Resources for Walking Groups/Clubs: Social, neighborhood, and workplace walking groups and hiking clubs should start here.
Resources for Local Elected Officials: Mayors, city/county council and commission members and city administrators should start here.
Resources for Health Professionals: Health educators, public health administrators, physicians, and nurses should start here.
Resources for Education Professionals: Administrators, teachers, parents and children promoting increased walking to school should start here.
Resources for Planners and Architects: Land-use, planning, community development, urban design, and landscape architecture professionals should start here.
Resources for Transportation Professionals: Traffic engineers, transit system planners, and bicycle/pedestrian coordinators should start here.
Resources for Law Enforcement: Municipal police officers, county sheriff’s deputies, and the highway patrol officers should start here.
Resources for Business/Commerce: Retailers, restauranteurs, real estate developers, and economic development professionals should start here.
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Benefits of Walking

Review six concise fact sheets about the multiple, cross-cutting benefits of walking and walkable communities.
Technical Resources

Search for more technical resources organized under topics that include sidewalks, speed management, and place-making.
Advocacy Resources

Search our resources for citizens and local groups, organized under advocacy topics such as building partnerships, developing campaigns, and finding funding.