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TAKING ACTION <br />Learn More <br />ONCE ALL THAT'S DONE, DO IT AGAIN! <br />• Invite local leaders and decision-makersto <br />join the next walk audit! <br />• Choose a different street, or several, to learn <br />whether conditions similar to those in the <br />first walk audit exist. <br />• Get involved to help address the barriers <br />that are keeping the community's streets <br />and sidewalks from being safe and <br />welcomingforall users. <br />• Download and printthe needed worksheets <br />at AARP.org/WalkAludit. If you have the <br />printed edition of the tool kit, store them in <br />the back cover pocket. ■ <br />The Walking College <br />Established AMERICA <br />in 2015, the \���'A <br />Walking <br />Collegeege is a <br />competitive, <br />six-month, <br />remote -learning fellowship offered by <br />America Walks, with support from AARP <br />and the Centers for Disease Control and <br />Prevention. <br />Participants complete a series of modules <br />covering topics including the basics of <br />walkable design, navigating the public <br />policy process, effectively engaging <br />decision -makers and fostering a local <br />advocacy movement. <br />By the end of the program, fellows develop <br />a walking action plan that lays out a <br />series of short- and long-term strategies <br />for tackling an identified problem in their <br />communities. <br />WAYS TO LEARN MORE <br />Thefollowing organizations are advocatesfor <br />walkability and safer streets for all users. Each has <br />useful resources. Search online for their websites. <br />Active People, Healthy Nation <br />America Walks <br />How I Walk: A Campaign to Rebrand Walking <br />Institute of Transportation Engineers <br />National Association of City Transportation Officials <br />National Complete Streets Coalition <br />Smart Growth America's Complete Streets Policy Atlas <br />The League ofAmerican Bicyclists <br />Vision Zero Network's Vision Zero Communities Map <br />Walk Friendly Communities Recognition Program <br />Creative Solutions <br />Bucksport, Maine <br />A Bucksport's Golden Shovel Award is given to the <br />business that does the best job of keeping its sidewalks <br />free of snow. Thewinner's name iswritten on the <br />shovel. Much like Miss America's tiara, the prize is <br />handed down to the next champion. Boo kStacks owner <br />Andy Lacher (shown in 2015) is are peat winner. <br />AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit 123 <br />Page 68 of 89 <br />