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walkable.org: faq
<br />Sout.`rwestern States;
<br />Texas -Austin, San l~ntonio
<br />New Mexico -Santa Fe
<br />Arizona -Flagstaff
<br />Rocky Mountain States:
<br />Colorado -Golden, Ft. Collins, Crested Butte, Boulder
<br />Wyoming -Jackson
<br />Montana -Missoula, i3ig Fork, Livingston, Bozeman
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<br />West Coast States:
<br />Washington -Seattle, Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue, Olympia, Bellingham, Gig Harbor, Bainbridge
<br />Island, Port Townse ,Everett, University Place, Langley, Issaquah, Ellensburg
<br />Oregon -Portland, ~` hland, Corvallis, Eugene
<br />California -San Di go, Coronado, La Jolla, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Brea, Whittier,
<br />Claremont, Valencia, Carpenteria, Santa Barbara, Arcata, Chico, Mountain View, Santa Cruz, Monterey,
<br />Carmel-by-the-Sea, San Luis Obispo, Los Gatos, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Sacramento, Davis,
<br />Sonoma, Cotati, Pet:,luma, Healdsburg
<br />Hawaii -Honolulu
<br />Alaska -Juneau
<br />Finally, asked ~o nc- e the two towns in America most deserving of praise for Herculean tasks they are
<br />now performing to vercome the ills of sprawl...Sacramento, California and Charlotte, North Carolina
<br />deserve special recc;nition and observation.
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<br />Q: What is a ~.vall:' g audit?
<br />A walking aud!._ i= r, eview of walking conditions along specified streets conducted with a diverse group
<br />of community mcr: Hers, which can include: city planners, city council members, city chamber of
<br />commerce member., local residents, emergency responders, police, developers, business owners, and
<br />other interested par ies. Audits can last from one hour to an entire day and can involve walking, biking,
<br />and bus travel. Ke: areas of interest and concern are visited and analyzed by Dan and the rest of the
<br />group. Dan eiten ; currents conditions with photographs and video tape to review. with the group
<br />during a press ntatd o following the walking audit. The group is encouraged to look at conditions (both
<br />good and bad; , ew way and to turn these findings into solutions.
<br />Areas are analyzed ~r both their positive and negative conditions. Recommendations are made on:
<br />^ sidewalk widt' , andcondition
<br />^ street cr._~~sin
<br />^ connecti '`y ! parking
<br />^ on-stree, :n Ff-street parking
<br />^ screenirn~
<br />^ tree cano~,~y
<br />^ building ~In~s~ ~ient
<br />^ restorat! _,
<br />^ housing ; pe ~d mix
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<br />Q: What hap; :._- on a walking audit?
<br />Lots of things:' .r 'DF illustrates the different elements that make up a Walking Audit.
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