Category: Walking

Posted July 6, 2023 in Weblog communicate up in assist of recent USDOT laws USDOT desires to listen to from you! There will not be one, however TWO alternatives to talk up supporting new laws to make automobiles safer for pedestrians.  Proper now, America’s prime site visitors security authority has two proposals on the desk: …

I can’t even recall the final time I reached the summits of the 2 iconic northern Munros of Conival and Ben Extra Assynt. I consider it was greater than a decade in the past and I don’t assume the climate was that nice. In any case, I usually discover that it takes a second outing …

Posted July 3, 2023 in Weblog Now Erica Gilmore is an elected official and an America Walks Board Member By Erica Gilmore I’m proud and honored to be a board member for America Walks, a number one nationwide nonprofit, that advances secure, equitable, accessible locations and areas to stroll and transfer by giving individuals and …

A Scottish photographer, Ed Smith has been named as a finalist within the Sport class of the Affiliation of Photographers’ Pictures Awards this week. His picture “Alpine Begin” captures an excessive winter scene as mountaineers ascend excessive snow slopes earlier than first gentle on a route among the many dramatic mountains of Glen Coe. Ed, …

The celebration of the queer group exists past Pleasure Month – they’re an integral a part of our society for the opposite 335 days of the 12 months too. How can we design communities to be extra inclusive and equitable whereas concurrently addressing the wants of the LGBTQ+ group? We interviewed two queer city planners …

A 3-day journey to northern Suthlerland included a stroll of the Corbett ben Hee from West Merkland. The route is comparatively simple to search out, particularly on a positive day, and is a principally light outing. My buddy Ben and I had already walked a number of different Corbetts within the space so we had …

It takes most individuals a few years to finish a spherical of all 282 Munros in Scotland – but right this moment extremely runner Jamie Aarons set a formidable new document of 31 days, 10 hours and 27 minutes hours. She was 13 hours and 5 minutes sooner than the previous document holder Donnie Campbell. …

Posted June 22, 2023 in Weblog To learn this weblog in Spanish, click on right here. After we take into consideration walkability, we frequently deal with bodily environment – the streets, public areas and facilities that make strolling and rolling secure and accessible. Nonetheless, for many who really feel uncovered or unsafe because of intolerance, …

Posted June 22, 2023 in Weblog Para leer este weblog en inglés, haga clic aquí. Cuando pensamos en la accesibilidad para peatones, a menudo nos enfocamos en el entorno físico: las calles, los espacios públicos y las comodidades que hacen que caminar y andar en bicicleta sea seguro y accesible. Sin embargo, para aquellos que …

I’ve been keenly bagging Corbetts and on a three-day journey to the north of Scotland, my buddy Ben and I ticked off 4 summits. Three of the Corbetts had been new to me. On day two, we headed for the ridge of Foinaven.  Somewhat than entry Foinaven from the south, which might have seen as …