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America Walks
Добавлен 26 дек 2014
America Walks is the only national organization working exclusively to improve walking and moving, and walkability for all.
Transportation in 2025 - A Look Ahead
Election Day 2024 sets the stage for transportation in 2025. We saw both a consequential federal election and a host of successful transportation ballot measures at the state and local levels. What does that mean for next year - and beyond? Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation for America, Katherine Garcia, Director of the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign, and Hana Creger Associate Director of Climate Equity with the Greenlining Institute share their observations on the opportunities and challenges for transportation funding and policies in the years to come.
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Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure In Charlottesville and Albemarle County
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Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure In Charlottesville and Albemarle County
Safer Vehicles - What Will It Take For Government Action?
Просмотров 166Месяц назад
Safer Vehicles - What Will It Take For Government Action?
Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure In Charlottesville and Albemarle County
Просмотров 35Месяц назад
Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure In Charlottesville and Albemarle County
Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act
Просмотров 50Месяц назад
Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act
Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure in Charlottesville and Albermarle County
Просмотров 74Месяц назад
Addressing Equity in Pedestrian Infrastructure in Charlottesville and Albermarle County
The Safe Systems Pyramid: Treating Traffic Deaths Like an Epidemic
Просмотров 2512 месяца назад
Maybe you are familiar with the Safe Systems approach. But does it sufficiently prioritize what’s important? The Safe Systems Pyramid is an updated approach to traffic safety that takes established epidemiological approaches to identify the cause of death and injury (spoiler alert - it is the speed, shape, and mass of vehicles) and how to interrupt its spread. Thus, the Safe Systems Pyramid tak...
When Driving Is Not An Option
Просмотров 3383 месяца назад
Have you ever wondered how people manage to get around without access to a car? Have you considered what measures are in place in your community to ensure everyone has access to reliable transportation options beyond driving? Many of us have experienced the challenges of not driving and finding it difficult to navigate and explore without a car. One third of people living in the United States d...
Pedestrian Fatalities in Indian Country: Responding to a Crisis
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American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals are more than three times as likely to be killed while walking, compared with Americans of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. The disproportionate impact of pedestrian fatalities among this population is largely the result of unsafe road design. A common feature of pueblos, reservations, and the urban and suburban areas of cities to which ma...
People over Parking: Advancing Walkability through Parking Reform
Просмотров 3046 месяцев назад
Concocted in the 1950s as part of “America’s love affair with the automobile,” cities and towns enacted parking minimums for new development. These rigid zoning requirements have become a major barrier to walkable communities. Excessive surface parking pushes destinations apart, encourages more driving, and creates hostile walking environments. The extra investment needed to build parking infra...
City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways
Просмотров 5417 месяцев назад
Seventy years ago, planners and politicians sold highways as progress, essential to future prosperity. Today, division, disinvestment, and dangerous driving are known to be the true effects highways have on the communities around them. Join journalist Megan Kimble as she shares insights on the freeway fighting movement from her new book, City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future o...
Funding for Active Transportation
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Federal and state funding is key to building infrastructure for walking and biking, but can be difficult to understand which opportunities are the right fit for your community. Which programs are most likely to fund active transportation projects? What resources exist to help your community overcome common barriers to accessing these funds? Come learn about upcoming federal and state funding op...
The Year Ahead in Transportation
Просмотров 31711 месяцев назад
2024 holds some big questions. With transportation now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, what will be done to rein that in? Can the trend to bigger and more dangerous cars be reversed? How is the infrastructure money being spent (or not spent) and what does that mean for the next Congressional reauthorization? Will transit, biking, and walking investments pick up momentum? Join no...
Climate and Age-Friendly Communities
Просмотров 244Год назад
In her new book Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housing expert Danielle Arigoni argues that we cannot achieve true resilience until communities adopt interventions that work to meet the needs of their oldest residents.
The Voices of the Next Generation in Transportation
Просмотров 154Год назад
The Voices of the Next Generation in Transportation
Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities
Просмотров 372Год назад
Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities
How National Week Without Driving is Shifting the Transportation Paradigm
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How National Week Without Driving is Shifting the Transportation Paradigm
Ready for Safer Vehicles? How to speak up in support of new USDOT regulations.
Просмотров 92Год назад
Ready for Safer Vehicles? How to speak up in support of new USDOT regulations.
The Community Connectors Program: Announcing the Launch of a New Initiative
Просмотров 752Год назад
The Community Connectors Program: Announcing the Launch of a New Initiative
WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour - with author Jonathon Stalls
Просмотров 406Год назад
WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up, and Connect at 1-3 Miles per Hour - with author Jonathon Stalls
Safer Fleets Challenge: How Adopting Intelligent Speed Assistance Can Make Your Communities Safer
Просмотров 228Год назад
Safer Fleets Challenge: How Adopting Intelligent Speed Assistance Can Make Your Communities Safer
Walking, Biking, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: What You and Your Community Need to Know
Просмотров 640Год назад
Walking, Biking, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: What You and Your Community Need to Know
The Walk Audit: An Effective Tool for Community Change
Просмотров 939Год назад
The Walk Audit: An Effective Tool for Community Change
Transportation Cost/Benefit Analysis: Incorporating health costs into transportation decisions
Просмотров 7642 года назад
Transportation Cost/Benefit Analysis: Incorporating health costs into transportation decisions
Dangerous by Design: Transportation Officials Discuss What’s Wrong With Arterials
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Dangerous by Design: Transportation Officials Discuss What’s Wrong With Arterials
Creating a Community-Driven Reconnecting Communities Application
Просмотров 1272 года назад
Creating a Community-Driven Reconnecting Communities Application
Connecting the Dots: Where Transportation, Climate, and Inflation Intersect
Просмотров 2652 года назад
Connecting the Dots: Where Transportation, Climate, and Inflation Intersect
Road to Nowhere: How to Fight Freeways and Reconnect Communities
Просмотров 3632 года назад
Road to Nowhere: How to Fight Freeways and Reconnect Communities