The Walkability Audit Tool is a tool for use by officers of local government authorities, consultants and community groups to identify issues to improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and amenity.

The tool can be used to help identify appropriate countermeasures and document the findings of the situation in an audit report to develop an action plan for the Council. Walking audit tools are useful in two ways. First they flag what an auditor needs to check so that a street is audited in a comprehensive way. Secondly audit tools ensure audits are conducted in a consistent and comparable way and that outcomes are recorded and can be compared.

The document provides information on how to organise an audit, the standards for pedestrian facilities and how to use the forms with supporting information when conducting an onsite audit. For more information on how to use the Tool, please email the Walking Team.