Take a walk and use this checklist to rate your neighborhood’s walkability.How walkable is your neighborhood?Rating Scale: 3. Did drivers behave well?Looked for pedestrians at intersections and 1 2 3 4 5 6 when backing out of parking Yes NoYielded to people crossing the street Yes Noexcellent very good some many awful Entered into crosswalk when people good problems problems were crossing Yes NoSped up to make it through traffic lights ordrove through red lights Yes NoLocation of your walk:Something else? __________________________________Panel #: ____Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided):________________________________________________1. Did you have a place to walk?There were sidewalks or shoulders to walk on Yes No Rating (circle one): 1 2 3 4 5 6Sidewalk started but then stopped Yes NoSidewalks were broken, cracked or uneven Yes NoSidewalks were on too steep a grade Yes No4. Was it easy to follow safety rules? Sidewalks were blocked with poles, signs, Could you ...shrubbery, dumpster, etc. Yes NoCross at crosswalks where you could see and Too much vehicular traffic on the streets for be seen by drivers? Yes Nocomfort Yes NoEasily see both directions before Something else? __________________________________crossing streets? Yes NoLocations of problems (Also note on maps provided):Walk on sidewalks or on shoulders where ...
Take a walk and use this checklist to rate your neighborhood’s walkability. How walkable is your neighborhood? Rating Scale:3. Did drivers behave well? Looked for pedestrians at intersections and 1 2 3 4 5 6 when backing out of parkingYesNo Yielded to people crossing the streetYesNo excellent verygood some many awful Entered into crosswalk when people good problemsproblems were crossingYesNo Sped up to make it through traffic lights or Location of your walk: drove through red lightsYesNo Something else?__________________________________ Panel #:____ Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided): ________________________________________________ 1. Did you have a place to walk? ________________________________________________ There were sidewalks or shoulders to walk onYesNo Rating (circle one):1 2 3 4 5 6 Sidewalk started but then stoppedYesNo Sidewalks were broken, cracked or unevenYesNo Sidewalks were on too steep a gradeYesNo 4. Was it easy to follow safety rules? Sidewalks were blocked with poles, signs, Could you ... shrubbery, dumpster, etc.YesNo Cross at crosswalks where you could see and Too much vehicular traffic on the streets for be seen by drivers?YesNo comfort YesNo Easily see both directions before Something else?__________________________________ crossing streets?YesNo Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided): Walk on sidewalks or on shoulders where there ________________________________________________ were no sidewalks, facing traffic?YesNo ________________________________________________ Cross with the light?YesNo Rating (circle one):1 2 3 4 5 6 Something else?__________________________________ Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided): ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2 Wasit easy to cross streets? Rating (circle one):1 2 3 4 5 6 There were crosswalks and walk/don’t walk signalsYesNo Road was too wideYesNo Timing on walk signal was long enoughYesNo 5. Was your walk pleasant? Parked cars blocked the view of trafficYesNo Needed more grass, flowers, trees, or Trees or plants blocked the view of trafficYesNointeresting sightsYesNo There were curb ramps in good repairYesNoYesThere were intimidating dogsNo Something else?__________________________________ Therewas good lightingYesNo Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided):There were maps, signs, or markings to help me find my wayYesNo ________________________________________________ Clean, not much litterYesNo ________________________________________________ Something else?__________________________________ Rating (circle one):1 2 3 4 5 6 Locations of problems (Also note on maps provided): ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Rating (circle one):1 2 3 4 5 6
Where do you walk/want to walk? Describe where you would like to go in your neighborhood and how you feel when walking to and from these places. Create a Summary Map 1. Markthe most important destinations and walking routes on the map. 2. Markthe most important positive (+) and negative (-) things about where you walk. Walking Wishes Now that you have reviewed and summarized your work, think about the five most important changes you would like to see in your neighborhood.Write down five specific “walking wishes” in the space provided below. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for letting the City know what you think about improving walkability in your neighb hood! Theresults of this survey will be used to determine the most needed improvements in yo neighborhood. Return Survey and Map to: Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department 555 S. 10th Street, Suite 213 Lincoln, NE68508 402-441-7491 lincoln.ne.gov College View Neighborhood Mobility Audit