If you have taken the Complete Streets workshop presented by the Cornell Local Roads Program, the following resources were reviewed.
If you've taken the workshop offered through the Cornell Local Roads Program, you will find the following items familiar to you. Providing these to you electronically may save us a few trees.
Edmonton's walkability checklist
Ithaca survey
Obesity trends - the Centers for Disease Control have tracked trends and assembled this presentation
The Initiative for Healthy Infrastructure's planning document - This SUNY Albany-based initiative's document is a fantastic reference for pedestrian and bicycle friendly communities in New York State.
Bicycle Rodeos - a guide to organizing a bicycle skills event for children
Bicycle Parking Guidelines - from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
How to develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan - from the Federal Highway Administration.
This link to Rail Trail Studies provides a summary of many reports that have looked at rail trails and the affect on the values of real estate, among other pertinent issues.
The FHWA has released a Resident's Guide for Creating Safe and Walkable Communities, which provides examples from other communities working to improve pedestrian safety.
Parks and Trails New York has developed a card with tips for motorists and trail users intended to enhance safety at places where trails/bike paths intersect with roads.
This national coalition advocates for streets to be designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and bus riders of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street.
There are numerous helpful places. For starters:
The New York State DOT site covers all the basics.
The New York State Partnership for Walk our Children to School - will hook you up with others in the state promoting walking to school
For more links, go to this site's links page.