Category: Walking

Posted June 24, 2024 in Weblog By Abigail Hoiland On a heat day in late September, 2023, I used to be biking to highschool to select up my youngsters. I handed a boy in a crosswalk exterior faculty and smiled and waved to him as we crossed paths. Moments later, I heard a crash. Somebody …

Posted June 20, 2024 in Weblog A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This month we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation who’re remodeling mobility and advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas. Rochester, New York Rochester’s Inside Loop freeway elimination is setting a outstanding instance for cities throughout the nation. The primary section of …

Posted June 6, 2024 in Weblog American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people are greater than 3 times as more likely to be killed whereas strolling, in contrast with Individuals of all different racial and ethnic backgrounds. The disproportionate affect of pedestrian fatalities amongst this inhabitants is essentially the results of unsafe street design. A standard …

Posted June 12, 2024 in Weblog Early this yr 200+ organizations nationwide referred to as for spending on “Communities Over Highways”, and proper now we’re seeing that actual battle play out in New York as Governor Kathy Hochul is attempting to desert congestion pricing in Manhattan simply earlier than it begins. When you care about …

Posted Could 30, 2024 in Weblog Sensible Development America simply launched its report “Harmful by Design” which reveals a 75% enhance within the deaths of individuals strolling since 2010. Our transportation system shouldn’t be an unpredictable pure disaster. It’s not a brand new illness and not using a vaccine or remedy. Our roads and automobiles are  designed …

Posted Might 21, 2024 in Weblog By Ben Crowther Seventy years in the past, planners and politicians offered highways as progress, important to future prosperity and the one method to journey. At present, division, disinvestment, and harmful driving are identified to be the true results highways have on the communities round them. In her new …

Posted Might 15, 2024 in Weblog A brand new roundup of Walkability Wins. This month we’re showcasing the motion by highlighting extra locations throughout the nation who’re remodeling mobility and advancing pedestrian-friendly agendas. Cayce, South Carolina An annual competition in Cayce, South Carolina featured an illustration of a short lived protected bike lane and a …

America Walks is happy to introduce the 2024 Nationwide Strolling School fellowship class. In its ninth 12 months, the Strolling School welcomes 25 spectacular candidates. This 12 months, our in style on-line coaching program has two sections. The primary is an introductory course aimed toward instructing members the fundamentals of walkable design and coverage. The …

Posted Might 9, 2024 in Weblog Concocted within the Fifties as a part of “America’s love affair with the auto,” cities and cities enacted parking minimums for brand spanking new improvement, which have develop into a significant barrier to walkable communities. Extreme floor parking pushes locations aside, encourages driving, and creates hostile strolling environments. The …