Communities, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, established in the state of Florida in 1996. It was organized for the express purposes of helping whole communities, whether they are large cities or small towns, or parts of communities, i.e. neighborhoods, business districts, parks, school districts, subdivisions, specific roadway corridors, etc., become more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
Every trip begins and ends with walking.
Walking remains the cheapest form of transport for all people, and the construction of a walkable community provides the most affordable transportation system any community can plan, design, construct and maintain. Walkable communities are more liveable communities and lead to whole, happy, healthy lives for the people who live in them. The organization also provides a small inventory of publications, video tapes and slide sets and photo CDs to assist in further educating people interested in the related issues of community planning and zoning, traffic calming, street and intersection design, specific bicycle and pedestrian facility design, ADA requirements and public involvement processes. Walkable Communities, Inc. has two full-time staff members, Dan Burden , Director, and Lys Burden , Office Manager, and hires other team members as needed for specific projects from universities, city and county governments, consulting firms or retired business or political leaders who have made a difference in their towns and cities. Team members have included senior level town planners, traffic management and traffic calming engineers, landscape architects, photographers, security specialists, safety and education consultants, and workshop facilitators.