Category: Walking

Posted Might 1, 2024 in Weblog By Pat Case – patcase57@outlook.com Homer is a small Alaskan city (underneath 10,000 pop.), nestled into a number of the most stunning settings The World has to supply. I’ve lived in Alaska for 66 years, the final 40 in Homer. It has solely been the final 4 years that …

Posted April 22, 2024 in Weblog By Ben Crowther Day-after-day is a superb day for a stroll. However on Earth Day, it’s essential to do not forget that strolling isn’t simply good in your well being, it’s additionally good for the planet. Transportation stays the biggest supply of greenhouse fuel emissions in america, with journey …

Posted April 18, 2024 in Weblog Measurement, weight, and lack of visibility are making automobiles extra deadly in crashes with pedestrians – and quite a lot of states and native governments aren’t ready for federal regulation. That oversize pickups and SUVs are harmful to pedestrians is obvious, however analysis is now nailing down precisely how …

Posted April 17, 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 …

By Betsy Johnson Stroll Bike Springfield was awarded a 2022 America Walks GM Group Change Grant. Exploring the Magnificence in On a regular basis Walks In 2014 our native planning company recruited residents from throughout Springfield to develop a Full Streets coverage. By summer season 2015, the Metropolis had didn’t undertake the coverage, so we …

Posted April 4, 2024 in Weblog Seventy years in the past, planners and politicians offered highways as progress, important to future prosperity. Right now, division, disinvestment, and harmful driving are identified to be the true results highways have on the communities round them. Be a part of journalist Megan Kimble as she shares insights on …

By Nora B., Joshua F., and Ruth Rosas The Youth Bike Summit planning group in movement in 2019 Nora B: Howdy to all! That is Nora reporting for responsibility as a Nationwide Youth Bike Council Member! The Nationwide Youth Bike Council (NYBC), for many who don’t know, is a youth-led nonprofit that makes use of …

Posted March 21, 2024 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 Francisco, California When San Francisco’s Public Works proposed to chop down all 78 bushes on twenty fourth Avenue between Mission Avenue and Potrero Avenue in …

By Ben Crowther The newest spherical of Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program (RCN) awards introduced final week underscores the necessity for a transformational infrastructure invoice that places communities earlier than highways. There are a number of transformative tasks amongst this yr’s recipients, however the majority are smaller fixes and few deal instantly with the …

Posted March 14, 2024 in Weblog FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2024 CONTACT: Ben Crowther: ben@americawalks.org The newest spherical of Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program awards introduced yesterday underscores the necessity for a transformational infrastructure invoice that places communities earlier than highways.  “There are a number of transformative initiatives amongst this yr’s recipients, however …