Walkability Checklist

1. How walkable is your community?

Everyone benefits from walking. Along with improved fitness and cleaner air, walking reduces the risk of certain health problems and promotes a greater sense of community. But walking needs to be safe and easy. Use this checklist to decide if your neighborhood is a friendly place to walk. Simply print off the checklist and take it with you on your next walk. As you walk, pay attention to what is working, but also note the location of things you would like to change. Enter your checklist results back into the computer survey when you return from your walk. At the end of the survey is a website to check out for ideas and resources on how to work toward fixing identified problems.

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* 1. Location of walk. Please give a general description of the route you walked. (i.e. up 4th St. N to 12th Ave. N and back)

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* 2. Zip code of where you walked.

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* 3. Did you have room to walk safely?

yes

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* 4. If no, please check all that apply

No sidewalks, paths, or shoulders

Sidewalks or paths started and stopped

Sidewalks were broken or cracked

Sidewalks were blocked (shrubbery, snow, etc.)

Sidewalks were not at least five feet wide

Sidewalks were not separated from traffic by a parkway

Sidewalks are not on both sides of the street

Too much traffic

Something else (please specify in the box below)

If above boxes are checked please describe problem and the location

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* 5. Was it easy to cross streets?

yes

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* 6. If no, please check all that apply

Road was too wide

Traffic signals made us wait too long

Traffic signal did not give us enough time to cross

No striped crosswalks or traffic signals

Parked cars blocked our view of traffic

Trees or plants blocked our view of traffic

Needed curb ramps or ramps needed repair

There was not a safe place to cross every 300 feet

No median on street that had more than two lanes

Something else (please specify in the box below)

If above boxes are checked please describe problem and the location

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* 7. Did drivers behave well?

Yes

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* 8. If no, please check all that apply

Backed out of driveways without looking

Did not yield to people crossing the street

Turned into people crossing the street

Drove too fast

Sped up to make it through traffic lights

Something else (please specify in the box below)

If above boxes are checked please describe problem and the location

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* 9. Was your walk pleasant?

Yes

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* 10. If no, please check all that apply

The walking area was not interesting

Needed more grass, flowers, or trees

Threatening animals

Not well lighted

Dirty, lots of litter or trash

Dirty air due to automobile exhaust

There were no other people walking

It was nighttime and did not feel safe

Something else (please specify in the box below)

If above boxes are checked please describe problem and the location

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* 11. Other concerns (Fill in any problems or issues identified that were not covered above.)

Thank you for completing the checklist! If you printed this survey, please make sure to enter your findings back into the on-line survey upon returning from your walk.

Now that you have identified the problems, go to www.fitfargo.com for suggestions on how to improve your community's walkability.