Walking

It is the CU Boulder campus policy to place walking as the highest priority for reconstruction and campus planning:

'Pedestrian travel will continue to be encouraged as the primary mode of travel on all Boulder campuses.'

— University of Colorado Campus Master Plan - 2001

The City of Boulder also values walking as its highest priority:

'Pedestrian travel is the real measure of accessibility of the transportation system. Walking is the original mode of travel and is essential to all other modes.'

— 1996 City of Boulder Transportation Master Plan

Visit these pedestrian advocacy and resource organizations' Web sites for more information:

• Feet First
  An earth-friendly education program, "Feet First is an innovative grassroots program that explores the link between active transportation, healthy bodies, responsible environmentalism and strong communities. The program teaches children and their parents about alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles and the myriad benefits of reducing car use. Feet First, was piloted in April 2000 in three schools in the Denver area. Since then, the program has reached over 1200 students in the metro-area."
• Puget Sound Pedestrian Advocacy
  Their mission is to "promote the rights and interests of pedestrians and to encourage people to enjoy the pleasures of walking."
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
  "The PBIC is a clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility. The PBIC serves anyone interested in pedestrian and bicycle issues, including planners, engineers, private citizens, advocates, educators, police enforcement and the health community."