It's official: Arlington County has been recognized as a Gold-Level Walk Friendly Community for an unprecedented second term! The County is one of only 15 communities across the nation -- out of the 58 ranked since the inception of the Walk Friendly Communities program -- to receive the prestigious Gold rating.
Arlington’s first Gold-level designation came in 2011, the inaugural round of the initiative. At the time, the County was one of only four communities nationwide to be designated as a Gold-level Walk Friendly Community. Five years later, Arlington joins Ann Arbor, Mich. as the only original Walk Friendly Communities to receive back-to-back Gold recognition.
Developed by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Walk Friendly Communities (WFC) is a national recognition program designed to encourage towns and cities across the United States to establish or recommit to a high priority for supporting safer walking environments. The WFC program recognizes communities that are working to improve a wide range of conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access and comfort.
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