Welcome to the New York State Pedestrian Group website. The Initiative for Healthy Infrastructure (IHI) research team, in conjunction with the ‘NYS Healthy Heart Program’, conducted a study researching the current state of pedestrian groups in New York State. The three main objective of this project is to find out if there is an existing network of pedestrian groups in NYS, what are the interest and needs of pedestrian groups, and what are their level of awareness to resources and programs provided by state and local government agencies.
In order to address these questions IHI reached out to members of pedestrian groups, pedestrian oriented communities, and contacted multiple state agencies and local governments. These groups were approached with a survey on pedestrian group issues and in addition were offered a 'County Level' Healthy Infrastructure Plan for any county in NYS and a guide to Planning and Policy Models: For Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Communities in New York State. Over 80 groups were identified and 50 groups were contacted. Findings from this study are reported on this website and were presented at the 2007 New York State Walkable Communities Conference (April 17th & 18 th) in Corning, NY.
This website has three main sections. (1) Research Process, (2) Project Findings, and (3) New York State Pedestrian Group Listing. The first section Research Process details the method and materials used in the study and links to the survey instrument in PDF format. The second section Project Findings provides a synaposis of the data anaylsis from the survey and links to the handout materials presented at the Walkable Communities Conference. The third section New York State Pedestrian Group Listing contains a directory of pedestrian groups in NYS delineated by the three types of pedestrian groups identified in this study.
From the findings in this study and the information gathered on this website we hope to stimulate a dialogue amongst all pedestrian groups and encourage a stronger network of pedestrian groups in New York State.
