The Mission of the PedNet Coalition of Columbia, MO is to encourage active travel such as walking, bicycling, and rolling a wheelchair, and to promote the creation of a safe and attractive network of paths, trails and multi-modal streets that provides health, environmental, quality-of-life, and economic benefits to the community. The PedNet Coalition was chosen to participate in the Active Living by Design Initiative and was selected for the first round of the Robert Woods Johnson Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Healthy Kids Healthy Community” grant program. In addition, PedNet has earned a national reputation as a leader in active living and through its Safe Routes to Schools/Walking School Bus Programs.