The Walk Friendly Community is a national recognition program developed to encourage cities across the US to develop and support walking environments with an emphasis on safety, mobility, access, and comfort. Washington, DC is proud to be one of 63 cities in the country with such a designation and one of just 15 with a Gold level designation.
This is a prime opportunity to educate your employees about the many benefits of walking to work. Specifically, be sure to mention:
- 96 percent of DC’s population lives within a quarter-mile of a bus stop or half-mile of a rail station meaning that even if they don’t want to walk the entire commute, they can at least walk a portion!
- DC’s Downtown Business Improvement District led the effort to develop a citywide wayfinding signage system to make walking around the city as easy as possible. In other words, no one will get lost walking to work.
- A recent study found that people who switched their commutes from driving to walking experienced greater well-being, specifically a greater ability to concentrate and felt less stress overall.
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