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GETTING STARTED <br />Step 1: Get READY <br />e WHERE <br />IDENTIFY THE WALK AUDIT LOCATION <br />Visit and map an area where people need or <br />want to walk. The audit location can coverjust <br />onespot — such as an intersection or block — or <br />it can take place along an entire route covering <br />several streets and intersections. <br />Keep in mind: <br />• The smaller the area, the easier it is to <br />conduct an audit, identify problems and <br />advocate forsolutions to get results. <br />• The largerthe audit area, the largerthe <br />potential impact. <br />WALK AUDIT TYPE: <br />Single -Location Audit <br />VA person on foot usually can't cover the full <br />expanse of this multilane, two-way roadway all <br />at once. (Look closely. A pedestrian is waiting on <br />the small median until the light changes and it's <br />possible to cross.) This intersection is adjacent to <br />apartments, medical offices, restaurants and <br />several shops, but because walking is both <br />unpleasant and unsafe, people generally drive <br />to destinations in the area. <br />e WHAT <br />DECIDE ON ATYPE OF WALKAUDIT <br />Will the walk audit take place in one location? <br />Orwill the audit occuralong a route? <br />This tool kit contains worksheets suitable for an <br />observational single -location audit or a walking <br />audit in which the participants experience an <br />area'swalkability (or, more likely, nonwalkability). <br />Keepin mind: <br />• Asingle-location audit allows for observing a <br />specific area at different times of the day. It's <br />also a good activity for people who are <br />unable to remain on their feet for long <br />stretches of time. <br />A single -location audit is also a great way to <br />include very young and much older <br />participants in the activity since the auditors <br />can sit in a safe and comfortable spot (such as <br />on a building patio or beneath the shade of a <br />nearby tree) while counting people or cars or <br />whatevertheir assigned task might be. <br />• A walking audit assesses the walkability of a <br />larger area, such as between key <br />destinations, and is a useful activity for <br />people who can and want to walk longer <br />distances and can be active for longer <br />amounts of time. <br />Learn the Lingo <br />Study up by examining the illustrations and <br />vocabulary words on page 10. Knowing <br />the elements of a streetscape will be <br />very helpful when you write a report (see <br />page 16) and describe to local leaders or <br />transportation off icialswhat's wrong and <br />what needs to be fixed. <br />41 AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit <br />Page 49 of 89 <br />