Walkable Community Program
Workshop Reports
The program design assists neighborhoods in identifying infrastructure improvements to encourage walking and bicycling to restaurants, schools, businesses and parks. The program brings the transportation partner agencies staff and residents together in a workshop environment to discuss transportation issues and concerns in the area that pose a barrier to the community being pedestrian and cycling friendly. Concerns other than transportation are also discussed at workshops such as safety and code compliance.
Benefits of the Walkable Community Program include an improved quality of life by identifying the barriers. It promotes improved physical fitness and better health for individuals and an increase in social interaction in the community. By educating residents on the system changes that sustain a walking and biking environment they are better able to discuss their neighborhood’s future plans.
Reports summarizing the workshops are provided to elected officials and effected agencies for planning purposes. The reports provide a means to begin dialogue between the residents and community leaders. The MPO hopes to continue the program and believes strongly it supports the planning efforts of partnering agencies and municipalities in the region.
Listed below are a list of recent Walkable Commnunity Reports:
2010
2009
2008
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