America Walks is leading the way in advancing walkable, equitable, connected, and accessible places in every community across the U.S. We are the national voice for public spaces that allow people to safely walk and move. At the regional, state, and neighborhood levels, America Walks provides critical strategic support, training, and technical assistance to partner organizations and individuals to effectively advocate for change.

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Join us January 15TH!

Planning for Walkability is Planning for Health

Learn some of the latest research on how walkability affects health. Join leading health and walkability researcher Dr. Lawrence Frank, Professor at UC San Diego and President of Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) on the elements of land use and street design that lead to people walking more, and what that means for addressing chronic disease. Dr. Frank will show new results from the application of the National Public Health Assessment Model in a few regions of the nation with both transportation and health based users. He will be joined by planners who have used research on health impacts to influence regional and local transportation planning and within public health. Next steps for these tools and their application will be discussed. Recent advancements have included the incorporation of “complete-street” pedestrian design features captured through AI driven tools using digital images.

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From Our Blog

Posted on December 19, 2024

America Walks joins Consumer Reports and the League of American Bicyclists in Petition for Vehicle Safety Standard

Consumer Reports developed the following press release to accompany its petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: With Pedestrian Deaths at Crisis Levels, Consumer Reports Supports Lifesaving Proposed Safety Standard for the Front of Vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C.—Pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. have surged by 83% since 2009, driven in…

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