Advocacy Toolkit
Becoming a Bicycle Friendly Community:
Becoming a Walk Friendly Community:
Additional Resources to become a Walk Friendly Community:
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Learn about the National Walk Friendly Community program.
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Look over the Walk Friendly presentation from the 2016 MS Bike Walk Summit.
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Download the Walk Friendly Application here.
Advocacy 101:
Part 1 of 2: Making the Case
Reading/Research:
Making the Case for Walking & Biking:
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**Selling BIkes: A new study on the“swing voters” of the street
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Sample MS "Leave behind" ask for Bike Summit 2014
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Bicycling Means Business: The Economic Benefits of Bicycle Infrastructure
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Secretary Anthony Foxx’s “Mayor’s Challenge for Safer Streets”
Videos:
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Part 2 of 2: Advocacy Skills
Reading/Research:
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Excerpts: (will be provided): “Advocacy for Social Justice” Workbook; Chapter 5. Strategy Development; Chapter 6. Skill Building
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Community Tool Box (University of Kansas): Chapter 3, Section 3, Conducting Public Forums; Chapter 8, Section 1, An Overview of Strategic Planning
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Beginner Advocacy Tactics, Alliance for Biking & Walking / Distributed by America Walks
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Facilitation Fundamentals: Ron Milam
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Bicycle Safety Campaigns
Readings/Research:
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Alliance for Biking & Walking - Winning Campaign Workbook
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Traffic Safety Training: Walking and Bicycling Programs - Curriculum Best Practices
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Tools for increasing Walkability
Measuring and Evaluating
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Measuring Walkability (Project for Public Places)
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Walkability Survey - How Walkable is your community (Health by Design)
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Walkabiity Checklist - (Circulate San Diego)
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Visit www.walkscore.com to look up your community.
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Safe Routes to Schools National Partnership: Rural Communities
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Go on a Walk using the Walk Audit Workbook provided, rating each road based on the topics in the workbook.
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Fill out the “Where I walk” Google form for at least two roads or intersections at www.onestepms.com
Becoming "Walk Friendly"
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Community Assessment Tool (Walk Friendly Communities)
Starting Walking Groups:
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Read "Walking Group" at Creating the Good (AARP)
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Walk with or lead a Girl Trek Walk
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Walking & Biking to School
Where to start:
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Read the “Get Started Guide” at walkbiketoschool.org
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Skim the NHTSA Safe Routes Toolkit
Getting ready for a Safe Routes Project:
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Walk to School Bus Online Training Modules
Complete Streets Policies
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National Resources:
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Smart Growth America's "Best Complete Streets Policies of 2015" (webinar here)
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Webinar: Complete Streets From Policy Adoption to Implementation in New Jersey
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Mississippi Resources:
Take a Look: Complete Streets Policies across Mississippi:
(Download Infograph)
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Tupelo: (Policy) Passed in 2010
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Pascagoula: (Policy) Passed in 2010
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Columbus: (Policy) Passed in 2010
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Hernando: (Resolution): Passed in 2010
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Hattiesburg: (Ordinance), Passed in 2011
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Oxford: (Resolution) Passed in 2011
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Senatobia: (Policy) Passed in 2012
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Greenwood: (Policy) Passed in 2012
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Byhalia: (Policy) Passed in 2013
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Jackson: (Policy) Passed in 2015
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Gulf Coast MPO, Passed in 2015
Creating Bicycle & Pedestrian Committees
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Read Advocacy Advance's Best Practices for Bike-Ped Committees
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Look over the following examples:
Video/Webinars:
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How to hold a Cyclovia / Open Streets / Play Streets Event
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Open Streets Guide, Best Practices from the Alliance for Biking & Walking
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Read overview of Jackson Streets Alive, Look at Photos from Jackson Streets Alive, Google Form Application and Seattle’s Play Streets Application
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