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Work group backs volunteer-led, consolidated walk audits to scale pedestrian reviews
Summary
Members discussed a consolidated countywide walk-audit tool and recommended relying on parents, students and volunteers to gather walk-zone observations to make audits feasible at scale while offering student service-learning opportunities.
The work group discussed a subcommittee recommendation to produce a consolidated walk-audit that the entire county could use and shared the view that volunteer-led audits (parents and students) will be necessary to cover thousands of walk-paths. Staff asked the group to consider metrics and shared criteria that DPWT, PGCPS and police could use to prioritize sites.
"These walk audits should be done by the user and those are students and parents," Pamela Buser Struthers said, noting that paying staff to audit every path would be prohibitively expensive. She suggested using student service-learning hours to scale participation. Work group members supported a countywide template of shared metrics and recommended coordination with DPWT and municipal partners to ensure consistent data and follow-up.
The group also discussed combining responses for requesters so that families do not receive multiple separate replies from different agencies. Staff said they would work on a standard document for subgroups and circulate materials ahead of the September 6 meeting so the group can finalize recommendations.
