What is a "walking audit?"

A walking audit (also known as a walking tour or environmental assessment) is a process where parents, school administrators, and other community members tour the school property and adjacent neighborhoods to assess the barriers to safe walking and biking. The audits typically focus on the walking and biking routes currently used to travel to school, the walking and biking routes that could be used to travel to school, and the school property itself, especially pick-up and drop-off sites used by busses and parents. These tours show stakeholders what students experience during their walk to school and gives school teams first-hand evidence of existing safety problems.



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