Contact Information

Sarah Bowker
Managing Director

824 Bull Lea Run Suite 222 Lexington, KY 40511-9383

859-257-7272

CEDIK@lsv.uky.edu

Community Design | Walkability and Connectivity Resources

Community Design | Walkability and Connectivity Resources

Walkability Resources for Community Design

These resources outline how to assess the quality of walking environments for community members to smoothly travel through your community.

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Publication | Walkability and Connectivity: Enhancing the Pedestrian Travel Environment for Healthier Communities

This publication explains the concepts of walkability and connectivity as they relate to travel through a community. Increasing walkability and connectivity can provide healthier user experiences and increased community wellness.

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Activity Guide | Community Collage

This activity is intended to get youth thinking about ways they can be actively involved in transforming their community. Students will participate in a photo-walking tour, complete a think sheet, and create a collage.

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Publication | Walkability and Connectivity: Assessing and Planning for Healthier Community Environments

This document illustrates how a trained volunteers in a community can identify, assess, and develop actionable plans relevant for their community’s needs and visions, not limited to improving the health and wellness of its residents.

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Activity Guide | Radical Walking Toolkit

Radical Walking is an engagement process for recapturing our understanding of everyday spaces through slow walking and examining surroundings. This toolkit provides an example of guiding questions, activities and a survey questionnaire that can be utilized to help participants observe, interpret, and voice their ideas for vibrant communities in more creative and holistic ways.

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Activity Guide | Where Your Sidewalk Begins

This activity encourages students to consider their neighborhood and what elements make them feel safe or welcome. They will read a poem, discuss its meaning, complete a worksheet, and reimagine their own place "where the sidewalk ends."

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Contact Information

Sarah Bowker
Managing Director

824 Bull Lea Run Suite 222 Lexington, KY 40511-9383

859-257-7272

CEDIK@lsv.uky.edu