Walkability Audit: Build a Better Block

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What is a Walk Audit: an activity in which participants observe and evaluate the walkability of a location to identify and document if and how pedestrians can safely travel along a street, navigate an intersection
and get from Point A to B and C and so on.

Purpose: A Walk Audit provides community leaders and residents with a way to identify unsafe streets, gather and document needed information and observations, and then advocate for solutions to make streets safer for all users.

Look and Learn: Although a walk audit needn’t involve stopping pedestrians for interviews, it’s important to have a sense of why people are walking in a particular area. Doing so can help pinpoint problems and solutions.

Photographs or videos can be taken to show where such safety and pedestrian-friendly features should exist.

Name (optional)

Date *

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Event Title *

Residency Zip Code *

Would the safe walkability and appeal of the walk audit location or route be improved by any of the following features? Select those you think could help: *

1. Sidewalks (because there aren’t any at all)

2. Sidewalk repairs

3. Wider sidewalks

4. Safety barriers between the sidewalk and street (landscaping, low walls, fencing, etc.)

5. Decorative sidewalk features (hanging flower baskets, planters)

6. Crosswalks (because there aren’t any at all)

7. Raised crosswalks

8. Artistic crosswalks

9. Pedestrian “bulb-outs” at intersections or crossings

10. Pedestrian island(s)

11. Pedestrian-friendly lighting

12. One-way rather than two-way traffic

13. Outdoor seating and furnishings for public use (benches, tables, parklets, etc.)

14. Decorative and/or directional (also called “wayfinding”) signage

15. Public art (sculpture, wall murals, banners)

16. More street-level/street-facing shops and businesses

17. Shelter from the elements (awnings, outdoor umbrellas, etc.)

18. Green space (such as a small park or “pocket park”)

19. Street trees and landscaping

20. Improved landscape maintenance

21. Drinking fountains

22. Public restrooms (or, if already present, better maintenance)

23. Litter removal

24. Tagging/Vandalism removal

25. Trash receptacles

26. Security features (cameras, call-boxes, etc.)

27. Management of off-leash dogs

28. Repair or removal of vacant or rundown buildings

29. On-street parking

30. Parking garage or structure

Other:

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