Publications: The following is a collection of publications written on a varitey of walkability related topics. In order to view these files you will need to have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from Adobe.

How Can I Find and Help Build a Walkable Community? - Dan Burden

TRB Paper - Dan Burden

22 Benefits of Urban Street Trees - Dan Burden

12 Steps Toward Walkable Communities - Florida DOT Safety Office

Road Diets - Dan Burden and Peter Lagerwey

22 Reasons for Paved Shoulders - Michael Ronkin, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager & Members of the Preliminary Design Unit, Oregon Department of Transportation

The Conversion of Four-Lane Undivided Urban Roadways to Three-Lane Facilities - Thomas Welch, Office of Transportation Safety, Iowa Department of Transportation

Georgia DOT Pedestrian and Streetscape Guide - Georgia DOT

The Change We Need - Rick Cole, City Manager, Ventura, CA

The Street Tree Effect and Driver Safety - Jody Rosenblatt Naderi, Byoung Suk Kweon, and Praveen Maghelal

Design of Safe Urban Roadsides, An Empirical Analysis - Eric Dumbaugh, Transportation Research Record

Growing Smarter, Living Healthier: A Guide to Smart Growth and Active Aging - EPA Aging Initiative

Neighborhood Design and Aging: An Empirical Analysis in Northern California - Xinyu Cao, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University; Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis; Susan L. Handy, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis

Aging, Migration, and Local Communities: The Views of 60+ Residents and Community Leaders - AARP

Articles:

Walk This Way - Men's Health - Dan Burden as told to Will Rizzo

A Bumblebee for Walking - Great Lakes Bulletin News Service - Keith Schneider

He Takes Back the Streets for Walking - Time Magazine - Josh Tyrangiel