Core Principles of Walkable Places and Lessons Learned in Fostering Them Track: Format: 90 minute moderated discussion Abstract: Hear about the core principles of walkable places, and lessons learned from practitioners who work to foster them. Presenters: Presenter: Robert Ping Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Co-Presenter: Kate Kraft America Walks Co-Presenter: Lauren Marchetti National Center for Safe Routes to School Co-Presenter: Kevin Mills Rail to Trails Conservancy Co-Presenter: Kelly Morphy WALC Institute

1. Core Principles of Walkability
and Lessons Learned in Fostering Them

2. Walk Institute
•Why Walking and Walkability? The Latest Info to Make the Case - this morning
•Core Principles of Walkable Places and Lessons Learned in Fostering Them
•Creating Programs that Get People Walking - WED AM
•Working within the System to Create Active Streets - WED 11:45AM
•Talk with Walking/Walkability Experts - WED 3PM
•Funding Community-Based Walkability Efforts - WED 4:15PM

3. Walkability Movement

4. …Needs a Lot More

5. It Is Happening!

6. But there is a lot of work to do!

7. The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.
William H. Whyte
Safe Routes to School

8. Smart Growth

9. Complete Streets

10. Placemaking

11. National Groups
Local Groups
Conferences/Forums
Federal, State, Regional, Local Funding
Policies, Infrastructure, Programs, Resources

12. Walkable 101: the Walkability Workbook
•The Facilitators Guide
•Slide Presentations:
•Walkability: Making the Case
•Walkability: Principles, Deterrents and Treatments
•How to Use the Survey Tool
•Practicing Assessment
•Presentation Notes
•Walkability Toolbox
•The Walking Audit Survey Tool www.walklive.org/project/walkability-workbook/

13. Livability Fact Sheets:
1.Sidewalks
2.Bicycling
3.Economic Development
4.Street Trees
5.Road Diets
6.Traffic Calming
7.Form-Based Code
8.Parking
9.Modern Roundabouts
10.Density
11.Revitalization without Displacement

14. Robert Ping - Moderator
Walkable and Livable Communities Institute
Kate Kraft
America Walks
Kevin Mills
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Mark Fenton
Tufts University/Consultant
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Lauren Marchetti
National Center for Safe Routes to School

16. Questions for discussion:
•DO YOU AGREE THAT THESE ARE THE TOP WALKABILITY ASPECTS YOU HEARD TODAY?
•WHAT CHALLENGES ARE YOU UP AGAINST? WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL?
•WHAT ACTIONS AND SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

18. Robert Ping
Walkable and Livable
Communities Institute
www.walklive.org
robert@walklive.org
503.289.0441

19. Questions for discussion:
•DO YOU AGREE THAT THESE ARE THE TOP WALKABILITY ASPECTS YOU HEARD TODAY?
•WHAT CHALLENGES ARE YOU UP AGAINST? WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL?
•WHAT ACTIONS AND SUCCESSES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

20. Rails to Trails Conservancy resources:
Trail building toolbox (updated regularly): http://www.railstotrails.org/ourWork/trailBuilding/toolbox/index.html
Beyond Urban Centers (report on walking and biking in small towns and rural America (2012)
:http://www.railstotrails.org/ourWork/reports/beyondurbancenters.html
Active Transportation for America (making the case for walking and biking, 2008 but updated calculations forthcoming soon):
http://www.railstotrails.org/resources/documents/whatwedo/atfa/ATFA_20081020_sm.pdf
Safe Routes to Everywhere (federal policy platform -Partnership for Active Transportation, 2014):
http://www.railstotrails.org/resources/downloadables/SafeRoutesEverywhere_FINAL_lowres.pdf
Rails with Trails report (resource for developing trails along active rail corridors):
http://www.railstotrails.org/ourWork/reports/railwithtrail/report.html

21. Walkable 101: The Walkability Workbook www.walklive.org/project/walkability-workbook/ America Walks www.americawalks.org WALC Institute/AARP Livability Fact Sheets http://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/info-2014/livable-communities-fact- sheet-series.html