WalkWorks

If you have been looking for an easy, fun, and free WalkWorks logo way to increase your physical activity, seize the opportunity! Walking is a great way to improve your health and have fun with your family and friends of all ages.

What is WalkWorks?

To increase opportunities for physical activity, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Center for Public Health Practice to create a network of fun, fact-filled, community-based walking routes and walking groups. WalkWorks:

Identifies and promotes safe walking routes;
Offers social support through guided, community-based walking groups;
Helps schools develop walk-to-school programs; and
Addresses local policies to increase safe walking routes.

So, start walking today! Find a local walking route and walking group near you in one of the following areas:

Pennsylvania Counties

WalkWorks Continues to Fund the Development of Active Transportation Plans and Policies

For the first time, in August 2017, Walk Works announced the availability of funding to assist municipal entities with the development of active transportation plans and related polices. At that time, four grant recipients were selected. In 2018, again, WalkWorks was able to award funds to assist with the development of eight active transportation plans and two complete streets policies! We are pleased to announce that grants have recently been awarded to assist with the development of nine active transportation plans – one of which will be a vision zero action plan (our first!) – and three complete streets policies!

By helping to fund these efforts, WalkWorks continues its aim to establish new or improved pedestrian, bicycle and transit transportation systems – activity-friendly routes – that are combined with land use and environmental design, thereby increasing connectivity to everyday destinations.

With the assistance of transportation experts, a range of stakeholders and public input, these grant recipients and communities have demonstrated their commitments to encourage physical activity by prioritizing active transportation as evidenced by the projects set forth in their respective plans. WalkWorks looks forward to the same with its newest awardees!

Funding for Active Transportation Plans and Policies
2019-20 Grantees	Project
Caernarvon Township	Active Transportation Plan
City of Corry by Erie County Department of Health with the Blue Zones Project	Active Transportation Plan
Denver Borough	Active Transportation Plan
East Stroudsburg Urbanized Area by Monroe County Planning Commission	Active Transportation Plan
City of Johnstown	Complete Streets Policy
City of Lancaster	Vision Zero Action Plan
Scottdale and Smithton by Smart Growth Partnership Westmoreland	Active Transportation Plan & Complete Streets Policy
Upper Providence Township	Active Transportation Plan & Complete Streets Policy
Waynesburg Borough by Greene County	Active Transportation Plan
Williamsburg Borough by Blair Planning	Active Transportation Plan

2018-19 Grantees	Project
Bristol Borough	Active Transportation Plan
Hatfield Township	Active Transportation Plan
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission	Active Transportation Plan (coming soon)
Lower Allen Township	Active Transportation Plan
Montgomery County Planning Commission	Complete Streets Policy
Morrisville Borough	Active Transportation Plan
New Britain Borough	Active Transportation Plan
Springettsbury Township	Active Transportation Plan
Upper Dublin Township	Active Transportation Plan
Wilkins Township	Complete Streets Policy

2017-18 Grantees	Project
Elizabethtown Borough	Active Transportation Plan
Jersey Shore Borough	Active Transportation Plan
Oakmont Borough	Active Transportation Plan
West Earl Township	Active Transportation Plan