National Center for Bicycling and Walking

Address: 

• http://www.bikewalk.org/ncbw_pubs.php

General Notes:

The National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW) is the major program of the Bicycle Federation of America, Inc. (BFA), a national, nonprofit [501(c)(3)] corporation established in 1977. Our mission is to create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities.  

Strengths:

Site is easy to navigate.

Library Resources:

   NCBW Publications –

• Increasing Physical Activity Guide

• Does it work? State Department of Transportation Project Assessment

• Are We There Yet? Assessing the Performance of State Departments of Transportation on Accommodating Bicycles and Pedestrians

• Creating Walkable Communities - A guide for local governments

• Taking Steps: An Assessment of Metropolitan Planning Organization Support for Bicycling & Walking

• 10 Strategies for Effective Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees

   Other Publications –

·         The Library listing of publications is always changing as they discover and add new materials. Rather than attempting to be an exhaustive clearinghouse in the field of making communities more bicycle-friendly and walkable, the staff reviews each item and lists only what is consider to be the best, most helpful publications.

Links:

• Numerous links to National Organizations, Advocacy Groups, and National Contacts.

Limitations:

• None noted.

Source:

• National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW).

Date Last Modified 07/01/2008

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