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Wayfinding/Bicycle Maps
Oakland residents lacked a comprehensive guide to walking and biking in their city, making it difficult to
know the availability and quality of walking and bicycle routes. A generous grant from the State of
California Office of Traffic Safety mandated an educa on project targe ng the general popula on of
pedestrians. The Oakland Pedestrian Safety Project used the grant to create a map that highlights
walkways, bikeways, landmarks, civic des na ons such as schools and libraries, neighborhood names,
historic networks of paths, major transit routes, and street grades. The back of the map features bike
and pedestrian safety ps, a primer on pedestrian design improvements, recommended walks, and
walking tour informa on. The 18,000 maps printed were distributed to neighborhoods and community
organiza ons, bookstores, bike shops, schools, and recrea on centers.
The map was a collabora on between the Oakland Heritage Alliance and local volunteers, who all
helped survey exis ng pathways and staircases. City archivists aided in the effort by finding the names of
most of Oakland's old neighborhoods. An experienced designer and publisher was contracted to
produce the map. Funded by the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, total costs came to $48,000
including staff me, street grade surveys, map design, and map prin ng. The project took 6 months
from concept to prin ng.
Walk Oakland! has generated excitement and posi ve feedback from neighborhood groups and school
kids. It is expected that the map will serve as a star ng point for further projects to encourage both
walking and be er pedestrian-friendly design. Demand has been high, and it is expected that another
prin ng will be necessary in the near future.
En ty: Rufus Guides
Loca on: Oakland, CA
Website: www.rufusguides.com/oakland.html
Cyclovia
Boulder's Cyclovia is a full day event that takes over several miles of road that brings the Boulder
community together in a free outdoor se ng, promo ng healthy and ac ve living among neighbors.
Hundreds of vendors within 10 different zones provide free ac vi es such as dance, climbing, kayaking,
cycling workshops, rodeo, running, walking tours of downtown Boulder, yoga, Frisbee, and more. Some
workshops are bi-lingual, drawing more par cipants. People bike, dance, walk, rollerblade, scooter, or
travel by some other ac ve mode to get between the zones. Many of the vendors that Boulder Green
Streets works with are socially and environmentally responsible companies and organiza ons,
providing the par cipants of Cyclovia with knowledge about what their local community businesses
have to offer.
In 2012, around 15,000 people par cipated in Cyclovia, with 65% arriving to the event by alterna ve
means. In an a empt to increase the number of par cipants to 20,000 and also increase the number of
people arriving by bike, walking, or any alterna ve to a car, Boulder Green Streets added a new
innova on and crea vity zone, developed an interac ve event app, recruited more socially and
environmentally responsible business and organiza ons to par cipate, and commi ed to becoming a
zero waste event. Boulder Green Streets supports Boulder businesses and government groups that
offer health and ac ve living services and products, as well as local non-profit partners offering
programs in sustainability health services and ac ve living, as part of its promo on of healthy, ac ve,
and sustainable living.
En ty: Boulder Green Streets
Loca on: Boulder, CO
Website: h p://www.bouldergreenstreets.org
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