Planning Department
200 North Castle Heights Ave. Suite 300
Lebanon, TN 37087
Phone: (615) 444-3647 Fax: (615) 444-1515 or 443-2899

Take a walk and use this checklist to rate your neighborhood's walkability.
How walkable is your community?
Rating Scale:
Walkable Survey

Location of walk: (Be specific)
1. Did you have room to walk?Yes Some problems

Sidewalks or paths started and stopped

Sidewalks were broken or cracked

Sidewalks were blocked with poles, signs, shrubbery, dumpsters, etc.

No sidewalks, paths, or shoulders

Too much traffic
Something else:
Locations of problems:
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2. Was it easy to cross streets?Yes Some problems

Traffic signals made us wait too long or did not give us enough time to cross

Needed striped crosswalks or traffic signals

Parked cars blocked our view of traffic

Trees or plants blocked our view of traffic

Needed curb ramps or ramps needed repair
Something else:
Locations of problems:
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3. Did drivers behave well?Yes Some problems. Drivers...

Backed out of driveways without looking

Did not yield to people crossing the street

Turned into people crossing the street

Drove too fast

Sped up to make it through traffic lights or drove through traffic lights
Something else:
Locations of problems:
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4. Was it easy to follow safety rules? Could you and your child...Yes No Cross at crosswalks or where you could see and be seen by drivers?
Yes No Stop and look left, right and then left again before crossing streets?
Yes No Walk on sidewalks or shoulders facing traffic where there were no sidewalks?
Yes No Cross with the light?
Locations of problems:
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5. Was your walk pleasant?Yes Some unpleasant things:

Needed more grass, flowers, or trees

Scary dogs

Scary people

Not well lighted

Dirty, lots of litter or trash

Dirty air due to automobile exhaust
Something else:
Locations of problems:
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How does your neighborhood stack up? Add up your ratings and decide.
Enter Your Total Rating here:

26-30: Celebrate! You have a great neighborhood for walking.
21-25: Celebrate a little. Your neighborhood is pretty good.
16-20: Okay, but it needs work.
11-15: It needs lots of work. You deserve better than that.
5-10: It's a disaster for walking!