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Educational & Advocacy Materials

Download Free Pedestrian and Bicycle Educational Materials
Designing walkable/bikable places is simple, right? Test your knowledge and learn some great techniques at the same time with these powerful, download-able tools created for the US Department of Transportation. Six PowerPoint presentations can be used for you own information or to help educate your community. Speaker notes are included. Exercise 1, 2, and 3 include a multiple choice quiz, a photo-based exercise to practice assessing walkability/bikability, and strategies to slow traffic. Test yourself or present to larger groups. Speaker notes are included.

WalkBoston '06 Safe Routes to School Publications
WalkBoston, a national leader in getting kids walking, generously offers a free download of its '06 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) publications: K-5 Walking Curriculum, SRTS Fact Sheet, and SRTS Toolkit.  

http://www.walkboston.org/work/safe_routes.htm

 

Introduction to Pedestrian Advocacy
This America Walks document will provide you with an overview of the importance of walking that you can share with friends, neighbors, and community leaders.

The Ten Essentials of Pedestrian Advocacy
By Dorothea Hass, Katherine Shriver, and Ellen Vanderslice
What makes successful pedestrian advocacy?
Here are the ten essentials.

Toolbox for Pedestrian Advocates
Want to know the basics of starting a grassroots group? Want to see examples of newsletters and brochures from other groups? You'll find what you need in the toolkit for new groups (a work in progress!).
Take me to the toolbox!

How to Conduct a Pedestrian Crossing Action
by David Levinger, Feet First-Seattle, WA
What is a pedestrian crossing action, and how do you stage one? David Levinger of Feet First has assembled advice from member groups who have conducted actions into a simple, easy-to-follow guide.

Creating Safe Built Environments for Children
This three-page synopsis with footnotes was prepared in 2003. What IS a safe environment? What should we be keeping our kids safe FROM? and how does promoting livable communities foster safer built environments for children?