San Francisco has made itself a more walkable community through a variety of policy approaches. The city first passed a Better Streets Policy in 2006 to create a unifed set of standards, guidelines, and implementation strategies for its pedestrian environment.
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             San Francisco: Improving by Policy
            
          
          
 Portland: SmartTrips
            
          
 Dallas: Better Block Demos
            
          
             New York: Play Streets
            
          
          
             New York: Pop-Up Galleries
            
          
          
          
             Federal Way: Mobility Education
            
          
          
             Eagan: Safe Routes to School
            
          
          
             New York: Safe Routes to Transit
            
          
          
 New York: Safe Routes for Seniors
            
          
             Washington, DC: Walking Meetings
            
          
          
             Phoenix: Walk Score
            
          
          
             Wisconsin: Train Officers
            
          
          
             Oregon: Vulnerable Users Statute
            
          
          
 Portland: Training Instead of Fines
            
          
             Oregon: Strengthen Crossing Ordinances
            
          
          
             New York: Pedestrian Managers
            
          
          
 Las Vegas: Pedestrian Safety Operations
            
          
             UK: Pedestrian-Detecting Signals
            
          
          
          
             Kansas City: Pedestrian Criteria
            
          
          
             San Francisco: Data Collection
            
          
          
          
             New York: Pedestrian Plazas
            
          
          
             New York: Slow Zones
            
          
          
             New York: Planning for Multiple Modes
            
          
          
             Seattle: Sidewalk Network Analysis
            
          
          
             PA & NJ: Context-Sensitive Design
            
          
          
             San Francisco: Parklet Program
            
          
          
             Washington, DC: Temporary Urbanism Program
            
          
          
             Tysons Corner: Malls into Walkable Destinations
            
          
          
             Vancouver: EcoDensity
            
          
          
 San Jose: LOS Exemptions for Walking
            
          
             Charlotte: Retrofit Street Connectivity
            
          
          
          
             Seattle: Parking Management
            
          
          
             Standish: Form-Based Codes
            
          
          
             Washington: Health Impact Assessments
            
          
          
             Minnesota: Complete Streets
            
          
          
             Minnesota: Integrating Accessibility
            
          
          
             Seattle: Performance Measures
            
          
          
 Denver: Pedestrian Master Plan
            
          
             France: Prioritize Pedestrians
            
          
          
             Chicago: Pedestrian Advisory Council
            
          
          
             San Francisco: Executive Directive
            
          
        
    
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