1. So how do you bike more, walk more and drive less Bike- –Rights and Responsibilities –Traffic Skills 101 & Safety –Gear that helps the ride Walking- –Think differently about trips –How to make find good places for walking –Gear that helps the walk

2. High Quality Destinations Areas Density of Necessities- –Food, –clothing, –Home goods, –and work Access- sidewalks, streets designed for biking, connected streets or trails. Enjoyable Active Transportation Experiences

3. The Neighborhood…

4. First Where to Ride or Walk Know where you are and explore Finding a route –Cyclopath: www.cyclopath.orgwww.cyclopath.org –Google Maps with Walking Directions: www.googlemaps.com www.googlemaps.com

5. We need to start thinking about walking differently People walking as a transportation are unique from motorists and the bicyclists Main Street SE

6. They don’t just walk to travel from one location to the next... Hennepin Avenue

7. They Shop Nicollet Mall

8. They socialize Nicollet Mall

9. They stop Nicollet Mall

10. And they linger and stroll Nicollet Mall

11. In Copenhagen, they measure not only pedestrians going by, but also how long they linger

12. Why? When people linger they build connections to others and their surroundings. They shop and the build community. Here is what to look for in a walk-able community: Linden Hills

13. Dense Activity Centers with High Quality Destinations 16 th street mall, Denver

14. Wide Sidewalks Nicollet Mall

15. Street Slower Speeds due to surfaces or congestion Main Street, Minneapolis

16. Places to Gathering Peavey Plaza

17. Places to rest and linger Courtesy of www.capitalgainsmedia.com

18. Major Pedestrian Generators Macalester College