Active Transportation Planning
WHAT IS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Active transportation is an umbrella term for all the ways people can get around without using a motor vehicle – walking or biking, using mobility assistance devices (such as wheelchairs and scooters), skating or skateboarding, and more. In short, active transportation is human-powered travel. Active transportation represents fundamental transportation modes for many Pennsylvanians to access transit, work, school, retail stores or any number of destinations in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Active transportation can provide many community benefits beyond personal mobility, such as improved public health, economic development, greater quality of life, and enhanced environmental quality. Active transportation planning involves community engagement specific to the needs of people who walk and bicycle and outlines the vision, goals, and strategies needed to support safe, convenient, and accessible active transportation options. It is important and beneficial to meet the needs of people walking and biking by planning for and directing investments in infrastructure and programs that support active transportation options.
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