The Walkable and Livable Communities Institute is a nonprofit center based in Port Townsend, Washington. Our mission is to make cities and towns throughout the world walkable, bicycle and transit friendly, livable, sustainable, socially engaging and welcoming places by improving their built form. It is challenging to have good health when our environments do not support us.
We have three goals:
- To train leaders and practitioners to undertake the block-by-block, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, town and city transformations needed to create healthier, stronger, more prosperous and sustainable communities.
- To bring motivated experts and inspirational, altruistic achievers together to develop innovative solutions to complex transportation and urban design problems.
- To foster a cooperative approach to town and city planning so that we honor people first in our designs.
We all deserve to live in a place that supports our health and well-being. Yet, too many towns and cities have been turned into drive-thru’s rather than destinations. Because of this, they are struggling economically and socially. By providing safe, comfortable, convenient transportation choices, integration of transportation with land use planning, and thoughtful design, we can encourage physical fitness, social interaction, and ultimately create places that enhance the quality of life for all.
Imagine what we can do together.
