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Local coalition proposes citywide walk-audit repository; staff to refine template and funding plan
Summary
Charlottesville Area Alliance proposed creating a standardized, searchable repository of neighborhood walk audits funded by an AARP technical grant; city staff agreed to test a template, check liability and funding options and coordinate next steps with BPAC.
Charlottesville Area Alliance volunteers told the Bike‑Ped Advisory Committee on Tuesday that they want to build a standardized, citywide repository of neighborhood walk audits and seek AARP technical grant support to pay leaders and consolidate data.
The pitch was aimed at improving how the city captures neighborhood‑level, seasonal and time‑of‑day observations about sidewalks, crossings and access to transit so staff can retrieve consistent information when a project advances in a corridor.
A representative of the Charlottesville Area Alliance said the group has used the AARP walk‑audit template in pilots and that “AARP grants run up to $50,000. The technical grants are usually somewhere around 10 to $20,000.” She said the funding…
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