Category: Walking

Posted June 21, 2023 in Weblog A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This week we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas. San Diego, CA San Diego is making a pedestrian-only promenade. The town has put up detachable bollards to shut seven intersections to automobile visitors from Ok …

New grants can be found for 15 groups from small and mid-sized cities throughout America working to restore the injury attributable to divisive transportation infrastructure. Good Progress America, in collaboration with Equitable Cities, the New City Mobility Alliance, and America Walks, has launched the Group Connectors Program, an initiative providing as much as $130,000 to …

Posted June 15, 2023 in Weblog To learn this weblog in Spanish, click on right here. Once we take into consideration walkability, we frequently give attention to bodily environment – the streets, public areas, and facilities that make strolling and rolling protected and accessible. Nevertheless, for many who really feel uncovered or unsafe as a …

Posted June 15, 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 se …

When folks take into consideration walkability, they typically concentrate on bodily environment – the streets, public areas, and facilities that make strolling and rolling secure and accessible.  However social, cultural, and political points are equally if no more vital. If one feels uncovered or unsafe on account of intolerance, harassment, or threats of violence, then …

Posted June 14, 2023 in Weblog Cuando las personas piensan en la accesibilidad para peatones, muchas veces se enfocan en el entorno físico: las calles, los espacios públicos y las comodidades que hacen que caminar sea seguro y accesible. Pero las cuestiones sociales, culturales y políticas son igualmente o más importantes. Si uno se siente …

My pal Ben and I loved three days of Corbett bagging  within the far north-west of Scotland. Day one we walked a double Corbett route of Arkle and Meall Horn; the following day we tackled Foinaven from the north; then on day three, we walked Ben Hee. We had been lucky with good climate though …

A dialog with Creator Jonathon Stalls Photograph credit score: Nicole Smith Strolling means many issues to completely different folks. It may be a technique to get bodily exercise, a path to psychological wellness, a mode of transportation, and all the pieces in between. The “how” of strolling can differ amongst folks as nicely.  Jonathan Stalls, …

Posted June 8, 2023 in Weblog Pedestrian deaths on our roads are at a forty-year excessive in the USA and bigger unsafe automobiles and vans contribute considerably to this disaster. In the USA, the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) determines car design and security requirements. Now, for the primary time ever, NHTSA has …

America Walks is honored to announce the 2023 Nationwide Strolling School fellowship class. In its eighth yr, the Strolling School welcomes 26 spectacular candidates from 16 states and the District of Columbia. This yr’s class attracts from one of many widest breadths {of professional} and private expertise up to now. It contains academics, planners, survivors …