Decatur Walks Hard
Decatur Metro | April 28, 2011Decatur’s Linda Harris alerts us to the city’s latest walkable honor; receiving a Silver Level designation in the inaugural round of Walk Friendly Communities’ uh…Walk Friendly Communities.
The national organization gave out 11 awards this year, with Seattle the only city to achieve Platnuim status. (No one walks as hard as they do in Seattle!) Ann Arbour, Arlington, Hoboken, and Santa Barbara all achieved Gold status, while Decatur shared the Silver level with Charlottesville, Va (Home of the great Parking Lot Movie!)
What aspects of Decatur helped it score a Silver? Luckily, WFC has a quite detailed website.
Decatur is designated as a Silver-level community due to outstanding management of development and parking, top-notch educational and outreach efforts, and progressive evaluation methods. Highlights of Decatur’s application include: