America Walks http://americawalks.org The National Resource for Walking Communities and Advocates Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:45:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Complete Streets Symposium in Chicago, July 25-26 http://americawalks.org/2013/06/complete-streets-symposium-in-chicago-july-25-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=complete-streets-symposium-in-chicago-july-25-26 http://americawalks.org/2013/06/complete-streets-symposium-in-chicago-july-25-26/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:45:01 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3799 Attend this symposium and find out more about complete streets technology and public space applications.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/06/complete-streets-symposium-in-chicago-july-25-26/feed/ 0 2013 National Walking Summit: Save the Date http://americawalks.org/2013/05/2013-national-walking-summit-save-the-date/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-national-walking-summit-save-the-date http://americawalks.org/2013/05/2013-national-walking-summit-save-the-date/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:43 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3795 If you think:1) Walking can save the world (or at least make us healthier and our communities more convivial), 2) Safe, accessible walking environments are good for people and place, 3) You want to be part of the 1st America Walks “Hill Day,” or 3) You just want to connect & learn with the foremost leaders in the walking movement…then attend the 2013 National Walking Summit, Oct. 1-3 in Washington, DC. Registration opens in a few weeks. Find out more!

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/05/2013-national-walking-summit-save-the-date/feed/ 0 Call for Proposals: 2013 National Walking Summit http://americawalks.org/2013/05/call-for-proposals-2013-national-walking-summit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-for-proposals-2013-national-walking-summit http://americawalks.org/2013/05/call-for-proposals-2013-national-walking-summit/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 23:10:01 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3793 We are excited to be a co-host of the 2013 National Walking Summit in Washington DC, Oct. 1-3.  The Summit Program Committee is seeking  to highlight innovative examples, point people towards real resources, and create engaging dialogues so that participants from a wide variety of disciplines will be empowered to improve the walkability of and increase walking in communities. Find out more here and submit a proposal.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/05/call-for-proposals-2013-national-walking-summit/feed/ 0 Walk and Roll with the Surgeon General on May 15 http://americawalks.org/2013/05/walk-and-roll-with-the-surgeon-general-on-may-15/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walk-and-roll-with-the-surgeon-general-on-may-15 http://americawalks.org/2013/05/walk-and-roll-with-the-surgeon-general-on-may-15/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:58:01 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3786 Join Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General, and Kathy Greenlee, Administrator of the Administration for Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging, for a one mile Walk and Roll around Capitol Hill as part of the Surgeon General’s Every Body Walk! Initiative.

The Walk and Roll with be held on May 15 from noon to 1pm. Participants will start and finish in front of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC.

All are welcome.  Be a part of the fun and join us for some physical activity along an accessible route through the beauty and history of our Nation’s Capitol!

About the Surgeon General’s Every Body Walk! initiative:  Walking is a simple form of physical activity that can be done almost anywhere, and walkable communities benefit Americans of all ages and ability levels.  Through the Every Body Walk! initiative, the Surgeon General will be promoting walking and walkable communities as a way to help Americans meet physical activity recommendations.  To learn more about the Surgeon General’s Every Body Walk! initiative, visit www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/healthy-fit-nation.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/05/walk-and-roll-with-the-surgeon-general-on-may-15/feed/ 0 Our Recent Comments to the US DOT http://americawalks.org/2013/04/our-recent-comments-to-the-us-dot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-recent-comments-to-the-us-dot http://americawalks.org/2013/04/our-recent-comments-to-the-us-dot/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:26:41 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3782 See America Walks Comments to FHWA 4.29.13 on the joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Environmental Impact and Related Procedures published February 28, 2013.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/04/our-recent-comments-to-the-us-dot/feed/ 0 Want to Make Austin TX More Walkable? http://americawalks.org/2013/04/want-to-make-austin-tx-more-walkable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=want-to-make-austin-tx-more-walkable http://americawalks.org/2013/04/want-to-make-austin-tx-more-walkable/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:37:16 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3779 Do you live in the Austin TX area and want to get more people using active transportation and carpooling as well as get reconnected with the environment and community through walking? Attend this two-part free event on May 2/3.  Find out how to register and get involved.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/04/want-to-make-austin-tx-more-walkable/feed/ 0 Sign On – letter to the US Surgeon General on Proposed Call to Action on Walking http://americawalks.org/2013/04/sign-on-letter-to-the-us-surgeon-general-on-proposed-call-to-action-on-walking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sign-on-letter-to-the-us-surgeon-general-on-proposed-call-to-action-on-walking http://americawalks.org/2013/04/sign-on-letter-to-the-us-surgeon-general-on-proposed-call-to-action-on-walking/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:12:34 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3774 Follow this link to read the letter and learn how to sign on to this letter.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/04/sign-on-letter-to-the-us-surgeon-general-on-proposed-call-to-action-on-walking/feed/ 0 The Surgeon General Wants Your Input, Now! http://americawalks.org/2013/04/the-surgeon-general-wants-your-input-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-surgeon-general-wants-your-input-now http://americawalks.org/2013/04/the-surgeon-general-wants-your-input-now/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:46:31 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3756 Share detailed comments about what you would like to see in the proposed call to action on walking by posting your input to the Federal Register. Your comments can help shape the overall response from the Office of the Surgeon General. Find the link and more here.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/04/the-surgeon-general-wants-your-input-now/feed/ 0 2013 Walking Summit Announced: Mark Your Calendar! http://americawalks.org/2013/03/2013-walking-summit-announced-mark-your-calendar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-walking-summit-announced-mark-your-calendar http://americawalks.org/2013/03/2013-walking-summit-announced-mark-your-calendar/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:29:47 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3753 Join the movement about movement and attend the 2013 Walking Summit in Washington DC, Oct 1 – 3. Help set the stage for where we’re going and attend. Find out more.

]]> http://americawalks.org/2013/03/2013-walking-summit-announced-mark-your-calendar/feed/ 0 New Report on the Benefits of Walking http://americawalks.org/2013/03/new-report-on-the-benefits-of-walking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-report-on-the-benefits-of-walking http://americawalks.org/2013/03/new-report-on-the-benefits-of-walking/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:12:17 +0000 sbrindle http://americawalks.org/?p=3749 Download and share this new report on the amazing benefits of walking: A Walking Revolution: A Movement Making Americans Happier and Healthier. The piece touches upon the power of walking and walkability for health, business, community, schools, and the environment.

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