Appendix A.

Statements by cluster in ascending order by bridging values^a

Cluster 1: Partnership and collaboration
Statement (#)	Bridging valuea
Adding partners to increase sustainability of project activities (6)	0.00
Partnering with community organizations (for example, grassroots organizations, neighborhood associations, nonprofit organizations; 56)	0.00
Partnering with academic institutions (universities and colleges; 5)	0.01
Having multiple committed partners working together to identify many active living strategies (2)	0.01
Having a partnership of organizations contributing their collective experience, energy, and expertise and having similar missions or goals (12)	0.02
Partnering with the public sector (for example, the health department, department of transportation, city parks and recreation, police; 24)	0.04
Partnering with the private sector (for example, businesses, banks; 36)	0.04
Providing leadership in developing collaborations across groups and organizations (20)	0.12
Neighborhoods that previously did not work together now have a unified vision and are working together (53)	0.16
Bringing together community individuals, groups, and organizations not likely to meet and exchanging ideas or offering help to each other (44)	0.16
Partnering with schools (for example, elementary, middle, high schools; 39)	0.17
Count: 11 Variance: 0.00 SD: 0.07 Minimum: 0.00 Maximum: 0.17 Average: 0.07 Median: 0.04

Cluster 2: Preparation: assessment and capacity-building
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Getting physicians to discuss the importance of physical activity with patients and write prescriptions for activity when appropriate (35)	0.54
Encouraging community residents to form active groups (for example, friends of the trail group; 9)	0.61
Establishing a teen leaders club (77)	0.63
Conducting audits of the environment with community members and organizations (15)	0.81
Conducting an inventory of existing physical activity programs for different populations (for example, children and youth, senior adults, low-income populations, racial/ethnic minority populations, employees; 57)	0.82
Assessing the walkability and bikeability (including accessibility and safety) of the environment through audits, surveys, or other direct observation methods (68)	0.83
Assessing environmental factors that influence employees’ opportunities for physical activity during the workday (for example, bike racks, walking environment; 69)	1.00
Count: 7 Variance: 0.02 SD: 0.15 Minimum: 0.54 Maximum: 1.00 Average: 0.75 Median: 0.81

Cluster 3: Campaigns, promotions, and publicity
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Designing and distributing a brochure describing the health benefits and desired amount of physical activity as well as places and programs to be physically active (78)	0.15
Promoting community recreation opportunities (43)	0.18
Providing a monthly list of existing free programs (27)	0.18
Designing a social marketing campaign to encourage active living specific to different populations (for example, age, income, race/ethnicity; 49)	0.20
Receiving recognition for active living successes (for example, the Bike Friendly Community “Honorable Mention,” model community, media attention; 60)	0.28
Developing a Point of Choice Campaign encouraging people to take the stairs rather than the elevator (22)	0.31
Conducting large demonstrations to illustrate benefits or barriers to active living (for example, a “Crosswalk Action” with a person wearing a chicken suit to draw attention to the need for better designs and driver behavior) (62)	0.33
Being cited in the press as an unsafe community for biking (52)	0.36
Developing neighborhood maps that highlight safe routes for walking and biking (13)	0.38
Creating a youth newsletter (8)	0.38
Count: 10 Variance: 0.01 SD: 0.08 Minimum: 0.15 Maximum: 0.38 Average: 0.27 Median: 0.30

Cluster 4: Bike programs
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Creating a bike exchange and bike education program (for example, bike safety, bike repair) for youth and adults (66)	0.43
Rehabilitating confiscated bikes (for example, remodeling, adding locks and lights) from police department, giving to those who need them for transportation and providing safety training (41)	0.48
Starting “company bikes” programs in worksites (1)	0.66
Implementing school programs using local trails, walking and biking to school, or having recess (for example, Walking School Bus, safe routes to school, Take10!) (64)	0.67
Count: 4 Variance: 0.01 SD: 0.11 Minimum: 0.43 Maximum: 0.67 Average: 0.56 Median: 0.57

Cluster 5: Physical activity programs
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Implementing a comprehensive walking program including detailed walking maps, pedometers, coupons to local businesses and promotion of local organizations and activities (76)	0.30
Hosting events to support active living (for example, Bike, Walk, and Wheel Week; Bike Summit; Walkable Communities Workshop; family event; trail fair; new park or trail) (26)	0.32
Initiating an outdoor physical activity program during the winter among children and their families (65)	0.36
Creating walking programs or clubs for different populations (40)	0.36
Identifying different types of activities for the community (for example, golf, hip hop dance lessons) (19)	0.44
Creating programs outside of school for youth (for example, dance classes, golf league) (54)	0.51
Creating high-profile worksite programs to encourage walking and biking (for example, the Mayor's Fitness Challenge to encourage physical activity during the work day, Bike/Walk to work day) (14)	0.54
Providing small stipends to community groups who in turn provided youth and senior physical activity programming (3)	0.80
Count: 8 Variance: 0.02 SD: 0.15 Minimum: 0.30 Maximum: 0.80 Average: 0.45 Median: 0.40

Cluster 6: Access and support
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Including pedestrian and bike paths on public transit maps (4)	0.47
Increasing biking and walking opportunities by opening boulevards to walking and biking on Sundays (25)	0.65
Installing bike racks and/or providing bike locks at neighborhood schools (16)	0.68
Establishing school wellness policies (42)	0.72
Creating employer policies that reimburse employees for gym memberships (59)	0.86
Count: 5 Variance: 0.02 SD: 0.12 Minimum: 0.47 Maximum: 0.86 Average: 0.68 Median: 0.68

Cluster 7: Changes to the built and natural environment
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Adding pedestrian safety and aesthetic features (for example, widened sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, guard rails) (61)	0.24
Building recreational facilities (for example, parks, playgrounds, trails, scenic byways, golf courses, ice skating trails) (72)	0.26
Adding bike lanes or signage to new and existing streets (67)	0.26
Transforming abandoned rail lines into community trails (i.e., Rails to Trails) (74)	0.28
Maintaining pedestrian and bicyclist facilities (for example, trails, sidewalks, bike lanes) (23)	0.28
Preserving and restoring natural habitats and resources (75)	0.29
Transforming brownfields, abandoned lots, or parking lots into parks, community centers, or community gardens (37)	0.42
Improving pedestrian and bike accessibility in schools (63)	0.50
Count: 8 Variance: 0.01 SD: 0.09 Minimum: 0.24 Maximum: 0.50 Average: 0.32 Median: 0.28

Cluster 8: Land use and transportation
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Creating policies and incentives for developers, designers, architects, and engineers to encourage active living (for example, bicycle parking, showers, lockers) (58)	0.28
Passing a policy or amendment to make bike and pedestrian access a state, regional, or local transportation priority (45)	0.30
Changing zoning to focus on transit-oriented development (7)	0.30
Changing School Zone policies to make more schools and streets eligible for school zones (33)	0.32
Developing a regional land-use and transportation conceptual plan to guide urbanization of rural area (28)	0.34
Advocating for city street design standards that accommodate multimodal users (for example, bike lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, signals) (55)	0.38
Advocating for the inclusion of active living principles into Master Plan documents (for example, City or County Master Plans, Transportation Master Plans) (50)	0.38
Advocating for improved public transportation (for example, light rail transit, buses, trams) (17)	0.40
Lobbying for the renovation of parks (21)	0.49
Count: 9 Variance: 0.00 SD: 0.06 Minimum: 0.28 Maximum: 0.49 Average: 0.35 Median: 0.34

Cluster 9: Sustainability: advocacy and policy
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Having a person from the community who is passionate about the community (32)	0.31
Hosting a community forum to ask community members and organizations to identify opportunities for and obstacles to active living (29)	0.52
Strategic planning to establish organizational independence and sustainability (73)	0.52
Participating on different committees at the regional, state or local level to advocate for active living (for example, land use, transportation, parks and recreation) (70)	0.55
Establishing an active living advisory committee (for example, to the mayor, town council, city) (38)	0.56
Providing testimony to support local initiatives (51)	0.58
Translating active living principles from your community to other communities (10)	0.59
Gaining interest from Congressional representatives to use federal funding for physical projects (18)	0.63
Establishing and funding a pedestrian and bike coordinator (state, regional, local) (71)	0.65
Engaging community members and organizations in community design and planning (for example, a charette for residential or commercial development, parks, trails, green space) (47)	0.66
Count: 10 Variance: 0.01 SD: 0.10 Minimum: 0.31 Maximum: 0.66 Average: 0.56 Median: 0.57

Cluster 10: Sustainability: resources and institutionalization
Statement (#)	Bridging value
Generating additional funding to support the active living partnership and its efforts (79)	0.46
Having individuals representative of the community (for example, lower-income, racial or ethnic minority groups, women, teens) design and implement programs (31)	0.51
Working with teachers and staff at local schools to garner support for programs and physical projects to support active living (for example, community gardens) (11)	0.53
Obtaining sponsorship, incentives or discounts from the private sector (for example, discounts at local businesses, symposiums sponsored by local clinics, items to bike commuters during bike week) (34)	0.54
Collaborating with existing programs to encourage physical activity and healthy eating (48)	0.59
Forming a multi-employer wellness committee (30)	0.68
Hosting fundraising events (46)	0.77
Count: 7 Variance: 0.01 SD: 0.10 Minimum: 0.46 Maximum: 0.77 Average: 0.58 Median: 0.54

^aBridging values: statements with lower bridging values are “closer” to the meaning of the cluster in the concept map than statements with higher bridging values; statements with higher bridging values serve as a bridge between different areas on the map.