scott bricker, murp executive director title 503.757.8342
TRANSCRIPT
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My Presentation: National Trends in Walkability
• Preferences of people for walkable communities • Benefits of walking and walkable communities • Solutions, interventions, and partners to
increase walking and create walkable communities
• America Walks – how we help
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My Presentation: National Trends in Walkability
• Preferences of people for walkable communities • Benefits of walking and walkable communities • Solutions, interventions, and partners to
increase walking and create walkable communities
• America Walks – how we help
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Think of your 3 favorite places
& WHY?
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People Prefer Walkable Communities
Preference -> Partners -> Solutions
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The First Things We Do
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The First Things We Do
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Joyce – My Great Mother In-Law
“The Bus Keeps My Mother Alive.”
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AARP – 50+
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Millennials
The kinds of places that millennials want to live… share a lot of the same characteristics with urban centers—they’re looking for amenities like walkability and public transit.
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Millennials
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National Association of Realtors
Nearly 80% are looking for homes in pedestrian-friendly areas; 60% of those would choose a smaller home if it meant less driving
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Local Business Boosters
.. making a neighborhood more attractive for walking by turning an underused parking area into a pedestrian plaza
helped increase retail sales at nearby small businesses by 179%.
— NYC DOT,
Shoppers who arrive in urban neighborhoods…. on foot or by bicycling
spent more month to month. — NYC, Portland OR
Source: NYC DOT
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Municipal Leaders
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“Cities across America are experiencing an urban revival… A growing number of people are choosing to live local, shop local, and eat local. They want access to an authentic urban lifestyle and they want it right outside their front door…”
Elected Officials
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Many Others
Tourism - Festivals
Safe Routes to School Equal Access for All
Parks and Environment
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Regular Physical Activity Improves Health
• Lowers risk of premature death, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, certain cancers, depression, and falls
• The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend adults get 2.5 hours of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity (e.g., brisk walk) each week for substantial health benefits
• The guideline can be achieved in activity sessions of 10-minutes or more
Source: CDC
Health and PA Leaders
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But – Why WALKING?
• One of the most popular forms of physical activity for a adults
• Does not require a special skill or expensive equipment
• Can be done indoors or outdoors • Can be done for multiple purposes (e.g.,
transportation, exercise, socializing, walk the dog) • Can be incorporated into a busy lifestyle
Health and PA Leaders
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Health and PA Leaders
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Evidence-based Strategies Exist
The Guide to Community Prevention Services recommends: • Creating more places for physical activity with
information and outreach • Considering walkability in community and
street scale design • Using communitywide campaigns to provide
health education and social support for physical activity
Source: www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/index.htmlCDC
Health and PA Leaders
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Call to Action on Walking and Walkability
Announced: 12 / 5 / 2012
US Surgeon General
Released
September 2015
- Media Impressions > 8 Billion+
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My Presentation: National Trends in Walkability
• Preferences of people for walkable communities • Benefits of walking and walkable communities • Solutions, interventions, and partners to
increase walking and create walkable communities
• America Walks – how we help
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What People Want •Cycling away from cars
•Complete routes
•Motorist behavior
•Quality of facilities
Trends and Desires
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What People Want •Cycling away from cars
•Complete routes
•Motorist behavior
•Quality of facilities
Trends and Desires
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What People Want • Place • Destination • Shop • Socializing • Relax • Play
Trends and Desires
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What People Want • Place • Destination • Shop • Socializing • Relax • Play
Trends and Desires
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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Comfort and Appeal
Great Sidewalks – Not Great Place to Walk - Stop
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Comfort and Appeal
Great Sidewalks – Good Place to Walk - Stop
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Comfort and Appeal
Great Sidewalks – Great Place to Walk - Stop
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Comfort and Appeal
Great Sidewalks – Great Place to Walk - Stop
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Sidewalks
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Main Street / Downtowns
Sidewalks
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Ashville, NC – Sitting on the Sidewalks
Sidewalks
Omaha, Nebraska
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Ashville, NC – Sidewalk Markets
Sidewalks
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Grand Island, MT– Plaza and streetscape
Sidewalks
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Streets Seats – parking wallets not cars
Comfort and Appeal
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Streets Seats – parking wallets not cars
Comfort and Appeal
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Doing it Quicker and Cheaper
Comfort and Appeal
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Credit: Dan Burden
Shade
Comfort and Appeal
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Lights
Comfort and Appeal
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Add Wayfinding
Comfort and Appeal
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Sidewalks Passing Polices / Designing Streets
• Complete Streets Policies • ADA Transition Plans • Sidewalk Maintenance Plans • Snow Removal Plans
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Sidewalks
Cultural Trail – Signature Redevelopment
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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Source: City of Toronto
Source: PEDS Source: PEDS
Crossing the Street
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Anaconda, Montana
Crossing the Street
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Crossing the Street
Ambler, PA
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Crossing the Street
Ambler, PA
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Crossing the Street
Ambler, PA
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Crossing the Street
Ambler, PA
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Safe Routes to School Jefferson County, MO
Crossing the Street
Access to Transit Portland, OR
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Crossing the Street
Get it done, test it out
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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Driver Behavior
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Oregon Live.com
CITY OF PORTLAND 24th ANNUAL COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS, Oct, 2014
Driver Behavior
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Sidewalks Crossing the Street
Driver Behavior Safety
Comfort and Appeal
Basics of Walkability
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School Safety and Speeds
Safety
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Neighborhood Speeds
Safety
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Town Speeds 20 MPH
Safety
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Enforcement and Sentencing
Safety
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Vision Zero
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Vision Zero
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Vision Zero
Traffic Violence •In 2013, there were an estimated 5,687,000 police-reported crashes, resulting in 32,719 people killed and an estimated 2,313,000 people injured.
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Bikeportland.org
Vision Zero
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Vision Zero
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SF Vision Zero
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Vision Zero is a multidisciplinary approach, bringing together diverse and necessary stakeholders to address this complex problem
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Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
State Public Health Depts.
What Is One State Health Department Doing?
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Making America A Great Place To Walk! © Mark Garbowski 2009-2011
• Massachusetts • Iowa • Minnesota • North Carolina • Washington
Others States to Look At
Health – Transportation
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My Presentation: National Trends in Walkability
• Preferences of people for walkable communities • Benefits of walking and walkable communities • Solutions, interventions, and partners to
increase walking and create walkable communities
• America Walks – how we help
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2011 National Walking Survey Report - Speed - Distracted Driving * Hunter College and America Walks
2013 Every Body Walk! Survey – GFK - Walking is Good for your health - Neighborhood barriers: lack of sidewalks, speeding drivers, drivers talking / texting on their phone. * GFK Research with Hunter College, Kaiser Permanente, and Every Body Walk! Collaborative
Surveys: Understanding Issues with Walking
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Survey: Local Walking Organizations (N=532)
WHO Staffing: Orgs < 1 FTE Budget: Median = $7,000
WHY 65% - improve community health 20% - safety of the community Secondary Reason 47% - improve access and mobility for all
ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Complete Streets policies • Safe Routes to School • Infrastructure improvement • Establishing advisory councils
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Local Walking Organizations
OUR GOAL Build a Strong Network of
Organizations and Coalitions
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TA: Website, toolkits & reports
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TA: Free Webinars Why Walking Series
Thur., June 18: “Why Walking?” Discuss the human, psychosocial practice of walking, give examples of walking groups and programs and explore “The Ecology of Walking” with Jim Stone and Jonathon Stalls Tue., June 23: “Designing Places for People” Dan Burden, with Blue Zones, surveys desolate and abandoned downtown districts, and visualizes transformations into a modern, vibrant marketplace of human interaction – welcoming people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and religions. Wed., July 15: “Institutionalizing the Change” Join Mark Fenton to discuss redesigning and rebuilding our streets and public places through engaging in the public policy process and working with the business establishment.
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The Walking College
Five-month program: - Instructional component; Independent study project; National Walking Summit
Walking College Fellows:
-25 Fellows: Independent advocates; Community organizations; Professionals in public health, planning, transportation; Others
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Walkable Communities
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Instructional Program Six Study Modules
• Module #1: Why Walking? • Module #2: Developing Leadership • Module #3: Building a Movement • Module #4: Changing the System • Module #5: Designing for People • Module #6: Next Steps
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TA Services: State Health and Transportation
Workshops Local Walkable Community Strategy
Workshops and Support Elected Officials Trainings and
Workshops
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National Walking Summit
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Program Agenda Major themes include: • Vision Zero / safety • Equal Access for All - walking as a right • Advocacy and Campaigns • Marketing, Messaging, and Walking • Partnerships and collaboration > America Walks – Walk the Hill Day > Agency Workshop – ½ day federal, state and local agencies – research driven through agenda
National Walking Summit
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Summit Plenary Speakers OPENING PLENARY Dr. Robert Bullard – Is Walking a Right?
CLOSING PLENARY Ron Sims –
Brining it Home
LUNCH KEYNOTE Surgeon General Murthy (expected)
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National Walking Summit
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Every Body Walk! Mission & Charter
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Every Body Walk! Key Partners