Walk San Diego

Links

For more information about promoting walkable communities, choose from among the categories below:

Our Partner Organizations

•	America Walks www.americawalks.org
•	Zech, Monica (WalkSanDiego Advisory Council Member and former traffic reporter) www.monicazech.com

Pedestrian-Friendly Neighborhood Design

•	Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, Inc. www.walkable.org
•	Local Government Commission - Center for Livable Communities www.lgc.org/center/index.html
•	National Center for Bicycling & Walking www.bikefed.org
•	Planners Web Planning Commissioners Journal City & Regional Planning Resources www.plannersweb.com
•	Traffic Calming - US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/tcalm/index.htm
•	Traffic Calming.Org www.trafficcalming.org

Walking Promotion

•	Portland, Oregon New Walk-to-School Program http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/106198675640
•	The Walking Site - provides tips on starting your own walking program www.thewalkingsite.com
•	Walk to School Day - USA www.walktoschool-usa.org/index.htm
•	Walkable America Checklist - National Safety Council http://nsc.org/walk/wkcheck.htm
•	Walking Information - All kinds of useful information on walking www.walkinginfo.org
•	Walking the Way to Health Initiative - information for anyone interested in walking for health www.whi.org.uk

Fitness Walking Information and Products

•	Walking Company, The www.walkingco.com
•	Walking with Wendy Bumgardner www.walking.about.com/mbiopage.htm

Pedestrian Advocacy Organizations

•	Atlanta Pedestrian Education Group www.peds.org
•	Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission www.lgc.org
•	Center for Neighborhood Technology www.cnt.org
•	NeighborWorks Net www.nw.org
•	Pasadena Walks www.pasadenawalks.org
•	Perils for Pedestrians www.pedestrians.org
•	Rails-to-Trails Conservancy www.railtrails.org
•	Renew America - America's Source for Environmental Solutions www.crest.org
•	San Francisco Bay Area - Pedestrian Ed. Group www.baypeds.org
•	Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org
•	Smart Growth, Inc. - Renewable Energy Policy Project www.crest.org
•	Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) www.transact.org
•	Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition www.vtbikeped.org
•	Walk San Francisco www.walksf.org
•	Walk San Jose www.walksanjose.org

Pedestrian/Transportation Research

•	American Trails www.americantrails.com
•	Commute Calculator www.rides.org
•	How Land Use and Transportation Systems Impact Public Health: An Annotated Bibliography - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pdf/aces-workingpaper2.pdf
•	Innovations in American Government www.innovations.harvard.edu
•	Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ research/pub/hs809012.html
•	National Center for Bicycling & Walking www.bikefed.org
•	National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse www.enhancements.org
•	Trans Link - Vancouver Regional District www.translink.bc.ca
•	Transportation Research Board www.nationalacademies.org

Related Government Programs

•	California Transportation Enhancement Activities www.dot.ca.gov
•	Community Meetings Calendar - City of San Diego www.sannet.gov/community-meetings
•	CSS support center for the transportation community www.ContextSensitiveSolutions.org
•	Florida Department of Transportation - Enhancement Program www.dot.state.fl.us
•	Michigan Department of Transportation - Enhancement Program www.mdot.state.mi.us
•	Ohio Department of Transportation - Enhancements www.dot.state.oh.us
•	Oregon's Bicycle & Pedestrian Program - Oregon Department of Transportation www.odot.state.or.us
•	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Enhancements Program www.dot.state.pa.us
•	San Diego Active Living - San Diego's only directory for active adults age 55+ Download flyer here (2-page PDF 59KB)
•	San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) www.sandag.cog.ca.us