Category: Walking

Posted February 15, 2023 in Weblog Trying to construct safer streets, higher bike lanes, and walkable routes that join folks to the place they want and wish to go? New federal funding is offered in your group to layer on high of present state and native sources! The Bipartisan Infrastructure Regulation supplies billions of {dollars} …

Posted February 14, 2023 in Weblog Denver is the newest place to eradicate dangerous “jaywalking” legal guidelines which might be enforced unfairly. By Angie Schmitt The motion to decriminalize strolling continues to make speedy progress.   Decriminalizing Strolling in Denver The most recent place to hitch the decriminalization motion is Denver, Colorado (inhabitants: 700,000), the place …

Posted February 10, 2023 in Weblog GenZ is difficult the norms of capitalism and overconsumption on social media By Kait Spielmaker A Wave of Creators “Deinfluencing” TikTok has discovered itself a brand new development: deinfluencing. GenZ is addressing monetary hardships, local weather, and overconsumption by embracing a brand new counter-culture to problem the norms of …

Posted December 14, 2022 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 Jose, California San Jose’s metropolis council voted unanimously to ban parking minimums, making it the biggest metropolis to take action! This measure will assist with …

America Walks is proud to announce that 18 fellows from the 2022 Nationwide Strolling Faculty class are anticipated to efficiently full all necessities to graduate from this system.  What’s the Nationwide Strolling Faculty Program? The Strolling Faculty is a six-month, aggressive fellowship designed to develop the capability of native advocates to be efficient neighborhood change …

Posted December 29, 2022 in Weblog By Mike McGinn When does a problem breakthrough? It is without doubt one of the most fascinating matters in politics. There are issues that appear like they’ll by no means change. Then they modify.  Are we approaching that second for walkable and accessible communities? The proof is decidedly blended. …

Posted January 4, 2023 in Weblog With Janette Sadik-Khan and David Zipper Pedestrian deaths are rising, automobiles, SUVs, and light-weight vehicles are getting greater, there has by no means been more cash for infrastructure, and extra DOT’s are claiming they ‘get it.”  What does all of it imply for 2023?  Are we regressing, turning the …

Posted January 5, 2023 in Weblog It sounds easy – and for some cities, it’s taking place now. It’s an apparent however troublesome reality in transportation design: Automobiles and people don’t share the identical wants. In reality, after we design cities for vehicles, we’re actively making them extra hostile for the planet, in addition to …

Posted January 12, 2023 in Weblog At America Walks, we love monitoring walkability wins, and 2022 had some distinctive ones. As advocates, we perceive the ability of communities to make use of the democratic course of to create long-lasting change. Listed below are 4 large coverage wins, adopted by a few of our ideas on …

Posted January 18, 2023 in Weblog Occurring Tuesday, February 14th Conducting a Stroll Audit is step one for a lot of walkable neighborhood advocates, and it typically results in constructive neighborhood change for individuals of all ages.   Be a part of America Walks and AARP Livable Communities on Tuesday, February 14th for a webinar titled …