Seminar
Urban Walk Leader: Pedestrian Safety Training Seminar - Online - Online Classroom
A virtual online 1.75 hour Urban Walk Leader: Pedestrian Safety Training Seminar for hike leaders interested in earning the Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge, and/or the Urban Walk Leader Badge, and leading Urban Walk activities, and for individuals interested in learning about pedestrian safety and/or earning the Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge. Urban Walks are outings of two miles or longer that take place on city or suburban streets, parks or greenbelts, where there is consistent cell phone service and nearby emergency access and egress points.
Contacts
- Wed, Jan 28, 2026
- Foothills Urban Walks Committee
- Urban Walking
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Casual
- 20 (20 capacity)
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
- Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This seminar is for hike leaders who are interested in leading Urban Walks and earning the Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge, and/or an Urban Walk Leader Badge and individuals interested in learning about pedestrian safety and/or earning the Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge. The session will focus on preparing leaders to lead Urban Walks that anticipate and manage risks and opportunities unique to leading activities in the urban and suburban settings.
A portion of the session is dedicated to reviewing, real-life, pedestrian safety scenarios typical of those that Urban Walk Leaders may encounter. A collection of reference materials for use by prospective Urban Walk leaders will be provided by email. Participants are encouraged to review these documents before the seminar.
The Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge requires attendance at this seminar and a passing score of 80% or better on a short quiz administered after the seminar.
Pedestrian Safety Skills Badge information page: https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/badges/skill-badges/pedestrian-safety
Urban Walk Leader Badge information page: https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/badges/leader-badges/urban-walk-leader
This is a virtual online Zoom seminar. We will log in early and encourage you to do the same so that we can start promptly at 7:00 pm.
You will be emailed a copy of the Foothills Urban Walk Leader Pedestrian Safety Reference Guide about a week in advance of the seminar. Please review this resource as it lays the foundation for the pedestrian situations and scenarios that we cover. We recommend printing it out and having it at the seminar.
You will receive the online Zoom details for our session the day prior to the class.
- Our seminar will meet on January 28, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Attendance and participation are required.
- Following the seminar you will have the opportunity to take the Urban Walks Pedestrian Safety Quiz. You will be sent the link for the quiz following the seminar and have until February 3 to complete it.
Badges
participants will earn:
Pedestrian Safety
Required Equipment
Please print out and review the Urban Walk Leader Pedestrian Safety Reference Guide, and bring to our session.