Louisville Named a Walk Friendly Community

Louisville has a new designation.

 

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) has announced Louisville one of it's three new Walk Friendly Communities.

 

PBIC designates this honor to a city or town that has been recognized for its success in working to improve a wide range of conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access, and comfort. PBIC recognized these three communities for their commitment to improving walkability and pedestrian safety:

Silver Level: Bend, Ore.

Bronze Level: Louisville, Ky. and Indiana, Pa.

PBIC says there now 36 Walk Friendly Communities across the nation and to date, Seattle, Wash., is the only Platinum-level Walk Friendly Community.

The Walk Friendly Community designation, awarded from bronze to platinum, is given to communities that have demonstrated a commitment to improving and sustaining walkability and pedestrian safety through comprehensive programs, plans and policies. The program uses an assessment tool that evaluates community walkability and pedestrian safety through questions related to engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation and planning.

 

The program is modeled after the League of American Bicyclists’ “Bicycle Friendly Communities,” and distinguishes cities and towns that are leading the way in walkability.

 

The program will begin accepting applications for the sixth round of designations on May 1, 2015, with the deadline for submission on June 15, 2015. Interested communities are encouraged to visit www.walkfriendly.org to learn more about the program and review the community assessment tool.