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# Block Walking — Overview

> How walks work in Culper — types, assignment models, and the mobile app workflow.

Block walking is how campaigns have the highest-quality voter contact. A conversation at the door is worth more than any mailer or text. Culper makes it operationally easy to run at scale.

## What is a walk?

A walk is a set of **stops** (household addresses) clustered into a route that a volunteer can complete in 2–3 hours on foot. Culper auto-optimizes the route by street — volunteers walk one side of a street, then come back the other, minimizing backtracking.

## Walk types

### Assigned walks

The campaign manager assigns a walk to specific volunteers. The volunteer sees it in their mobile app immediately. Best for coordinated canvasses where you control coverage.

### Open walks

Any volunteer can claim an open walk from the app. Best for self-directed canvassing where volunteers pick their own area.

## Walk lifecycle

```
Draft → Ready → Assigned → In Progress → Completed
```

| Status          | Meaning                                    |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Draft**       | Being set up — not visible to volunteers   |
| **Ready**       | Available for assignment or claiming       |
| **Assigned**    | Volunteer(s) assigned, not yet started     |
| **In Progress** | At least one volunteer has started walking |
| **Completed**   | All stops visited or marked                |

## Multi-volunteer walks

A single walk can be assigned to multiple volunteers — they split the coverage. The app shows each volunteer only the unvisited stops; whoever arrives at a door first marks it. This prevents duplicate contact.

## What volunteers do at each stop

At each door, the volunteer:

1. Sees the household — names, ages, party, issue chips
2. Marks **Someone home** or **Nobody home**
3. If home — records a brief survey (configurable questions)
4. If not home — selects a follow-up (leave door hanger, send SMS, etc.)

All results sync to the dashboard in real time.