Part 4: Let’s do a Neighborhood Walking Audit!

Let’s take a quick breather, find a bench, take a drink, and get ready for the rest of our walk audit! By now, you may have noticed a few intersections that are not very pedestrian friendly. Well, let’s face a rather disheartening truth. Our modern cities were build for cars, not pedestrians.

“Crosswalks were installed across four lanes, where before there were no crosswalks, with shortened crossing distances to improved pedestrian safety.” -Bloomberg.org

Recently, 26 U.S. cities were awarded grants to improve pedestrian safety by adding public art on the roadways that serve as crosswalks as part of the Asphalt Art Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. I think this is an incredibly inspiring project that we can implement on a smaller scale in our own neighborhoods with our friends and family!

My favorite part of this article is the “before and after” slider pictures, so cool to see!
Check out the article here!

Did you miss parts 1-3? Click below to check them out.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

This is one of the many “then and now” pictures from the Bloomberg article. They’re all so fun!

Niagara Falls, NY