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News Archive : 2010 : July
A Walker’s Guide to Home Buying
July 31, 2010
Today’s home buyers aren’t just looking for good schools and low crime rates when they evaluate a neighborhood, many brokers say. They’re paying much more attention to what they can walk to. Read more >
Legally blind blogger working to improve pedestrian safety in Montgomery
July 29, 2010
America Walks supporter William Smith, who helped organize the 2004 National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates, was profiled in The Washington Post recently. Read more >
Keeping Kids Moving: How Equitable Transportation Policy Can Reverse Childhood Obesity
July 27, 2010
Did you miss this live national roundtable, sponsored by PolicyLink, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Transportation for America, and the Convergence Partnership? Read more >
ADA Celebrates 20 Years
July 25, 2010
July 26 marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark legislation that mandates the elimination of discrimination against people with disabilities. Read more >
Save now on Pro Walk/Pro Bike®!
July 23, 2010
Register for Pro Walk/Pro Bike®, presented by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking, by 7/31/10 to save a little green! An individual delegate can save $130 on the full conference by registering today. Read more >
Free, real-world images related to walking
July 21, 2010
Through his photographs, America Walks Expert Advisory Committee member Dan Burden is giving all of us a visual language to describe how communities can embrace bicycling and walking. Read more >
PBIC seeking pilot communities for Walk Friendly Communities – Deadline is 7/20
July 19, 2010
In preparation for the national launch of Walk Friendly Communities (WFC), the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is seeking up to 5 communities to pilot test the latest online draft of the WFC assessment tool. Read more >
Walk & Talk – A Great Example from Seattle
July 17, 2010
America Walks member group Feet First hosted a quarterly Walk & Talk from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, an event designed to make people more aware of the importance of promoting walkable communities. During this Walk & Talk, Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw shared her thoughts about public space plans for the Seattle waterfront area. Read more >
Why America Needs a Pedestrian Movement
July 15, 2010
Guest article by Raymond F. Thomas, J.D. of Swanson, Thomas & Coon
Everyone walks, or rolls at some point in their lives. And while all people participate in this activity, few identify themselves as sharing some sort of special bond with other pedestrians. Read more >
FHWA and PBIC offer free webinar series on pedestrian safety
July 11, 2010
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) will offer an 8-part Webinar series intended to help communities address pedestrian safety issues through design and engineering solutions. Modeled after the FHWA’s/PBIC’s in-person training course “Designing for Pedestrian Safety,” the free Webinars will cover topics ranging from sidewalk design to road diets. Read more >
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