WALKING IN MADISON

Walking is an important mode of transportation and is also a healthful recreational activity that is available to people of all ages and socioeconomic levels. Prevention Magazine picked the City of Madison as the number "walking city" in the country for 2007. Criteria included:

• Percentage of population that walks for exercise
• Parks per square mile
• Points of interest per square mile

-Prevention Magazine.com, "The Best Walking Cities of 2007"

 

Encouragement

• Walk-tober

Safety & Education

• Guide to Street and Path Crossings - Important information on crosswalks.

 

• Wisconsin Traffic Law: Pedestrian Safety (11 minute video)

• Pedestrian Safety Is Everyone's Responsibility

  Pedestrian safety information for both drivers and pedestrians (PDF 1.8 MB)

• How To Cross the Street (PDF 54K B)

  Flyer on the Wave, Watch and Walk technique for crossing a street when there is not a traffic signal.

• How Pedestrian Signals Work - Important facts for pedestrians (PDF 194 KB)
• Pedestrian Responsibilities at Traffic Signals (PDF 328 KB)

Pedestrian Safety for Children and Parents

• How Children See Traffic, help your children be better pedestrians and bicyclists (PDF 75 KB)
• Guidelines for Talking to Children about Pedestrian Safety (PDF 30KB)
• Children's pedestrian safety instructions / coloring sheet (PDF 113 KB)

Schools

• Crossing Guard Program
• School Crossing Protection Criteria 2016 (PDF 72 KB)

Includes criteria for assigning Adult School Crossing Guards

• Walking School Bus Basics (PDF 355 KB)
• Walking School Bus Complete Guide (PDF 1.8 MB)
• School Zone Safety brochure on driving and parking in school zones (PDF 364 KB)
  • Spanish version (PDF 287 KB)
  • Hmong version  (PDF 286 KB)

Planning

• Pedestrian Transportation Plan

Hiking Trails:

• Conservation Parks, Parks Division