Making Strides 2018: State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities

States have a serious responsibility to enact policies and practices and implement programs to ensure significant benefit for residents’ health. Using state report cards, this report assesses how supportive each state is of walking, bicycling, and physical activity for children and adults as of 2018. These report cards assess states on a large number of indicators, primarily looking at state policy, implementation of key public policies, and a few measures that summarize the reality on the ground for youth and others seeking access to recreational facilities or safe walking and bicycling facilities.