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So how do you bike more, walk more and drive less
• Bike-– Rights and Responsibilities – Traffic Skills 101 & Safety– Gear that helps the ride
• Walking-– Think differently about trips – How to make find good places for walking– Gear that helps the walk
High Quality Destinations Areas
• Density of Necessities- – Food, – clothing, – Home goods, – and work
• Access- sidewalks, streets designed for biking, connected streets or trails.
• Enjoyable Active Transportation Experiences
The Neighborhood…
First Where to Ride or Walk
• Know where you are and explore • Finding a route
– Cyclopath: www.cyclopath.org
– Google Maps with Walking Directions: www.googlemaps.com
We need to start thinking about walking differently
People walking as a
transportation are unique from motorists and the bicyclists
Main Street SE
They don’t just walk to travel from one location to the next . . .
Hennepin Avenue
They Shop
Nicollet Mall
They socialize
Nicollet Mall
They stop
Nicollet Mall
And they linger and stroll
Nicollet Mall
In Copenhagen, they measure not only pedestrians going by, but also how long they linger
Why? When people linger they build connections to others and their surroundings. They shop and the build community.
Here is what to look for in a walk-able community:
Linden Hills
Dense Activity Centers with High Quality Destinations
16th street mall, Denver
Wide Sidewalks
Nicollet Mall
Street Slower Speedsdue to
surfaces or congestion
Main Street, Minneapolis
Places to Gathering
Peavey Plaza
Places to rest and linger
Courtesy of www.capitalgainsmedia.com
Major Pedestrian Generators
Macalester College