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You're invited to the Equal Footing Summit in September 2010. America Walks is working with individuals and organizations throughout the nation to make America’s communities more walkable. Learn more about attending the event.

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• September 1, 2010Travel Training As we age our circumstances change and sometimes our choices become more limited. Travel training can be the bridge that connects older adults with the freedom to travel on their own terms again. NCST is hosting a three part series of two hour audio conferences on travel training for the aging network. The audio conferences are from 12:00 to 2:00 Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday September 28th, Wednesday September 29th, and Thursday September 30th.  Read more >
• August 31, 2010A Walking AdvantAGEThis paper by Jarmin Yeh is part of a National Center on Senior Transporation (NCST) sponsored project through the American Society on Aging's New Ventures in Leadership program. The goal of the project was to identify transportation barriers and needs of Asian immigrant older adults living in San Francisco.  Read more >
• August 29, 2010More evidence that walkability is marketableBlogger Michael Lewyn talks about his experiences with walkability in Chicago, finding that "city life with walkability is appealing to American consumers, while city life with less walkability is anything but."  Read more >
• August 27, 2010Speak out about your pedestrian concernsDo you live or plan to be in Tennesee, Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia in mid-September?  Read more >
• August 25, 2010Obesity Rates Keep Rising, Troubling Health OfficialsAn article in The New York Times by Denise Grady reports that Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007.  Read more >