Wisconsin Walks

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Wisconsin Walks promotes walking for transportation, health and recreation and collaborates with individuals and communities to create walkable places that are delightful, safe and accessible for everyone.

Welcome! Wisconsin Walks was formed to help you make your community more walkable. We’re multi-disciplinary. Wisconsin Walks wants YOU to Use Your Feet!

10 Health Benefits of Walking

Walking improves your quality of life and connects you with your neighborhood Everybody—walking reduces your risk of certain chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and some forms of cancer Children—walking builds your bone bank so you’ll stay strong all your life long plus, it helps you control your weight, strengthen muscles, mind & sense of direction Families—walking and talking together is free and fun Older adults—walking makes you young at heart, keeps your ticker strong, offers independent mobility and is a lot more fun than… Walking improves our mental outlook Walking is an inexpensive, enjoyable way to be physically active (if your walk feels hazardous or unfriendly, use the walkability checklist to change it) Walking can save you money on health care costs Walking more places more often means fewer cars and less pollution Walking is a great pathway to new ideas, careers, friendships and joy

10 Things You Can Do To Make Your Community More Walkable

Create an inter-disciplinary team using our partnership checklist. Apply the 4 Es. Build on other communities' success stories. Emphasize Safe Routes to School. Learn to be an effective advocate. Invite your elected official to take a walk with you in your neighborhood, to school or downtown. Download and use a walkability checklist or a bikeability checklist. These checklists help you create a written record of possible improvements. Slow down. Give children the freedom you enjoyed as a child! Look for and expect walkers and pedestrians. Recognize that transportation, land use and planning are public health issues.

How Walkable is Your Community?

Walkability Checklist - you can try this at home!

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	REGISTRATION ALERT! Wisconsin State Pedestrian and Bicycle Summit is coming -- September 5-8, 2006
	"How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan" This 152-page Guide can be found on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) web site at: http://www.walkinginfo.org/pp/howtoguide2006.htm
	Google Maps Pedometer Walking Route Tool How far are you walking? Use this tool to zoom to your local area down to street level and begin clicking to draw your walking route. Your total distance is shown in miles or kilometers. Then you can bookmark your route to share with your friends. Come and play with the Google Maps Pedometer.
	Wisconsin Walks signed on & supports the: Joint Statement on the Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Prevention of Obesity and Chronic Diseases from the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Programs and its partners.
	Mean Streets Report
	WW commentary on Mean Streets Report
	Community & benefit walks can be posted on the Calendar.
	"Walk Safe Drive Aware" Billboards are part of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Milwaukee Safe Routes Campaign.

About Us

	Goals
	History
	Go Statewide!
	Board of Directors

10 Health Benefits of Walking

10 Things You Can Do To Make Your Community More Walkable

How Walkable is Your Community?

What's NEW?

REGISTRATION ALERT! Wisconsin State Pedestrian and Bicycle Summit is coming -- September 5-8, 2006

"How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan" This 152-page Guide can be found on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) web site at: http://www.walkinginfo.org/pp/howtoguide2006.htm

Wisconsin Walks signed on & supports the: Joint Statement on the Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Prevention of Obesity and Chronic Diseases from the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Programs and its partners.

Mean Streets Report

WW commentary on Mean Streets Report

Community & benefit walks can be posted on the Calendar.

"Walk Safe Drive Aware" Billboards are part of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Milwaukee Safe Routes Campaign.

^{What's
NEW?}

REGISTRATION ALERT!
Wisconsin State Pedestrian and Bicycle Summit is coming -- September 5-8, 2006

"How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan"
This 152-page Guide can be found on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) web site at: http://www.walkinginfo.org/pp/howtoguide2006.htm

Wisconsin Walks signed on & supports the: Joint Statement on the Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Prevention of Obesity
and Chronic Diseases from the Wisconsin Division of Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Programs and its partners.