Walkable Community Residents want walking to be made easier in Candler Park, however, most feel safe while walking in the neighborhood. They believe that the sidewalk conditions and traffic speed are major problems in Candler Park. They support fixing neighborhood sidewalks and a variety of other traffic calming devices including stone crosswalks, speed strips, additional stops signs, median strips, and ticketing speeders. One of the reasons many residents of Candler Park choose to live in the neighborhood is because of the ability to walk to activities. Most residents walk at least 2-5 days a week, and nearly half walk everyday.
Most residents walk to get exercise, go out to eat or visit with neighbors.
Residents would be inclined to walk more if there was better lighting and level sidewalks. A majority are willing to donate money to help fix the neighborhood's sidewalks. Hiring private security guards is not a high priority for increased safety. Economic Development Candler Park neighbors favor a walkable neighborhood with commercial centers but are concerned about new development and over-development. Concern regarding runaway development was one of the top three write-in responses on the survey.