Category: Walking

Posted December 13, 2023 in Weblog When confronted with pressing challenges, it helps to attach with others, make a considerate plan and get busy. And the those that care about walkability – due to what it may possibly do for well being, security, fairness, local weather and group – are getting busy!   Since we’re approaching …

Posted December 12, 2023 in Weblog For transparency, yearly non-profit organizations like ours publish an annual report back to share our monetary place after auditors have accomplished their evaluate. Our 2022 Affect Report is now right here, and it tells an excellent story about our progress, our strengthening monetary place, and the impressed work of …

Posted December 11, 2023 in Weblog By Mary McGowan Positioned to the northwest of the Metropolis of Greenville, South Carolina, Berea Elementary is a K5 – 5th Title I college with slightly below 500 college students. Our space lacks connectivity to Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Path community, and our college students and their households don’t have …

Posted December 7, 2023 in Weblog If car pace is among the greatest visitors questions of safety we face, why not use out there expertise to restrict autos to (or not less than close to) the pace restrict?  Sounds fairly simple. That’s why America Walks is urging the federal authorities to require this confirmed expertise, …

Be a part of our Upcoming Webinar In her new e book Local weather Resilience for an Getting older Nation, group resilience and housing knowledgeable Danielle Arigoni argues that we can not obtain true resilience till communities undertake interventions that work to satisfy the wants of their oldest residents. Be a part of this America …

Posted December 6, 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. Santa Barbara, California The Westside Group Paseos Undertaking is just one mission in an extended checklist of motorcycle and pedestrian-oriented initiatives that the town of Santa …

Posted December 5, 2023 in Weblog Pedestrian fatalities within the U.S. have been rising steadily for greater than a decade, and a few teams are disproportionately impacted. For instance, individuals who establish as American Indian or Alaska Native are virtually 4 instances extra more likely to be killed whereas strolling than the common American. Analysis reveals that …

I lately watched “The Road Venture” documentary and interviewed its director, co-producer, and author Jennifer Boyd. It’s accessible for native screenings and has been used as a device to spark dialog about secure streets in over 50 cities to this point. Right here is my interview with Jennifer, edited for readability and size. Mike McGinn: …

Posted November 29, 2023 in Weblog In her new guide Local weather Resilience for an Ageing Nation, group resilience and housing professional Danielle Arigoni argues that we can’t obtain true resilience till communities undertake interventions that work to fulfill the wants of their older residents. Be part of this America Walks webinar for a dialogue …

By Ashton Rohmer As an aspiring professor, maybe there’s no higher approach to start a weblog publish collection than with a pop quiz…and given the quiz matter, there may be additionally possibly no extra somber approach to start one both. Right here goes: what number of lives are misplaced yearly attributable to automotive crashes? Visitors …