APA Planning Webcast Series: Mapping the Food Landscape

Healthy food walk audits provide a dynamic way to assess the food landscape in neighborhoods, evaluating availability, proximity, routes, and infrastructure needs. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use walk audits to gather data on the built environment’s influence on healthy food access, including identifying gaps in food availability, barriers in transportation routes, infrastructure challenges, and opportunities for growing and value-added production. Through real-world examples and collaborative activities, attendees will explore strategies for engaging residents in the auditing process, uncovering community-driven insights, and translating findings into actionable plans. This session will also discuss how walk audit results can shape policies, partnerships, and investments to build resilient and equitable food systems. Participants will leave equipped with tools and techniques to conduct walk audits in their communities and advocate for impactful changes in the local food landscape. Hosted by APA National’s Food System Division.

NOTE: This event is free, but APA Utah membership is required for attendance.