Walkable communities are thriving, livable, sustainable places that give their residents safe transportation choices and improved quality of life. Walkable Communities, in partnership with the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, Inc., (www.walklive.org) helps them get there.
We help large and small cities, neighborhoods, school districts, parks and roadway corridors to improve transportation efficiency and create whole, healthy, socially engaged, happy lives. Increased walkability also helps improve resource responsibility, safety, physical fitness and social interaction. Walkable communities are the oldest, and until quite recently, the only towns or cities in the world. Walkable Communities are designed around the human foot, truly the only template that can lead to sustainability and future community prosperity.
Walkable Communities offers a variety of services to help communities with diverse needs:
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Audits of walkability; including Main Streets, waterfronts
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Site plan reviews for walkability, livability, healthy community design
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Peer reviews of developments, downtown master plans, to make them more walkable
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Training courses and workshops, from 2 hours to 2 weeks
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Educational presentations, conferences and workshops to inspire
Visioning charrettes and facilitation of community plans
Mediation of differences or disputes
Recommendations for zoning, form based code, traffic calming, street and intersection design, bicycle and pedestrian facility design, complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and public involvement
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Active Transportation, active living and community mobility plans and master plans
Placemaking, parks, plazas, paseos, streets and main street environments
Smart Growth, Smart Transportation, traffic calming and road diets
Sustainable Transportation and Living Streets
Active Living and Health and the Built Environment
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Context Sensitive Solutions and Flexible Design
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Social equity issues, aging-in-place
Safe Routes to School
Clients
include local,
state and federal agencies, developers, neighborhood associations,
chambers of
commerce, planning and engineering consultants, community groups and
other
non-profit organizations. We have worked in more than 2700
neighborhoods,
villages, cities and towns. Your community will be different, of
course, but
our breadth of experience will be passed on to you to maximize your
learning.
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