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to Pedestrian Advocacy Active Living Leadership supports government leaders as they create and promote policies, programs and places that enable active living to improve the health, well-being and vitality of communities. America WALKs is a non-profit national coalition of local advocacy groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities. Auto Free New York works to improve transit, cut car use, and remake streets for people. Auto-Free Life explores the challenges and rewards of car-free and car-light lifestyles, tracks the real-world, out-of-pocket cost of car ownership, and examines the so-called "need" to own a car. Auto-Free Orange County is an Orange County, California volunteer organization helping people develop less car-dependent lifestyles and more pedestrian-friendly communities. B.E.S.T. helps solve pollution, climate change, traffic congestion, and urban sprawl problems. Bicycle Civil Liberties Union The Bicycle Civil Liberties Union (BCLU) champions equal treatment for those who do not drive, especially bicyclists and pedestrians. Chris Bradshaw has published some very interesting material on the scale of cities, the role of low-impact transport, and the social effects of urban planning. City of Oakland (CA) pedestrian master plan Cyburbia: The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center contains a comprehensive directory of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism and other topics related to the built environment. FeetFirst
is an advocacy organization building walkable
communities. We help people take simple steps to create better places to
live, learn, shop, work, and play - a world that cares about health,
community, and design. Freesources from World Carfree Network I Walk in My Street A
Guide to Planning Successful Pedestrian Streets in International Making Cities Livable seeks to strengthen community by creating viable public places for social life in our cities will reduce anonymity, and increase grassroots democracy by returning to compact, mixed use cities based on walking, cycling, and public transport. ITDP Institute for Transportation & Development Policy Narrow Streets Database at the Congress for the New Urbanism. Pedestrian Advocacy Project study of adaptive environments with list of Advocacy Organizations Pedestrian
Toolbox provides information about hundreds of tools that can be used to
address common pedestrian issues, with seven specific toolboxes that focus
on: PedNet - pedestrians and cyclists in Perils For Pedestrians A television series about problems confronting people who walk. Slow Is Beautiful: Speed Limits as Decisions on Urban Form The Form of Cities: an Introduction to Carfree Cities - an article by J.H. Crawford in The New Colonist The Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit technical assistance, research and educational organization with a mission to create and sustain public places that build communities. Traffic Reduction Street reclaiming made easy Transportation Alternatives is a member-supported New York City-area citizens' group working for better bicycling, walking and public transit, and fewer cars. Walk + Roll Cleveland encourages people to walk and bicycle in their daily lives. Walk21 exists to champion the development of healthy sustainable and efficient communities where people choose to walk Walkable Communities, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to help communities of whatever size to become more walkable and pedestrian friendly. WalkBoston
is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to improving walking
conditions in cities and towns across WalkingInfo clearinghouse of walking information Walk San Francisco promotes walking
as a safe and sustainable form of transportation that increases city’s
livability, enhances public life, and improves public and environmental
health. WalkScore - help you find a walkable place to live by calculating a Walk Score for any address. Wisconsin Walks
promotes walking for transportation, health and recreation and collaborates
with individuals and communities to create walkable
places that are delightful, safe and accessible for everyone. World Carfree Network , the hub of the global carfree movement. |