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News Archive : 2010 : March
National “Walk to Work Day” this Friday
March 31, 2010
The first Friday in April is National “Walk to Work” Day. Don’t forget to lace up your sneakers this Friday, April 2, to show your support for improved walking conditions in your community! Click here for some healthful and helpful tips about walking.
Support Secretary LaHood in his new policy elevating walking and biking
March 29, 2010
By now, you may have heard about Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood’s policy statement that encourages state and local government agencies to consider “walking and bicycling as equals with other transportation modes.” At the National Bike Summit, Secretary LaHood said that bicyclists have, “a full partner in Ray LaHood.” Now it’s time for us to support him. Read more >
It takes more than stores to build a winning town center
March 25, 2010
The nation’s two largest groups — baby boomers shedding their houses as they become empty nesters and millennials reaching their 30s and moving into their own homes — largely prefer densely populated, walkable communities, experts say. Click here to read the full article in The Washington Post.
Sidewalks and benches transform Amman
March 23, 2010
It might be too much to call it a miracle, but the government of this ancient metropolis that rolls out over seven sun-burned hills has managed something that until now seemed impossible. It is part of a bold effort to make more of the city appealing to a range of classes and levels of wealth, and to avoid becoming like Dubai. Click here to read the rest of this story on The New York Times website.
Free Smart Growth Webcast from EPA
March 20, 2010
Members and Friends of America Walks may want to take advantage of this FREE webinar on March 31, 2010, 2-4 pm EDT—Using Smart Growth Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Read more >
Stand Up While You Read This!
March 18, 2010
It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you. Read more >
New Report Reveals Parent Attitudes on Walking to School
March 15, 2010
A recently released report from the National Center for Safe Routes to School – of which America Walks is a partner – uses surveys of parents and students to document trends on the trip to school. Over 130,000 parent responses and almost 2.4 million student trips to or from elementary and middle schools were included in the aggregate analysis. Read more >
The Big Walk – NJ2NY50
March 13, 2010
NJ2NY50 is a one-day 50-mile walk through suburban and urban New Jersey ending in New York City on Sunday, May 23. This is an informal social networking event that everyone can enjoy. The origin of a 50-mile walk, or urban hike, dates back in the 1963 when President Kennedy challenged the American Public to actively pursue a better, healthier lifestyle. Today, although we know more about how to live better, we often make the wrong choices or are too busy to pay proper attention to our own health and creating communities that we want to live in. Read more >
Jane’s Walk: May 1-2, 2010
March 11, 2010
Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighborhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves. If you are interested in bringing Jane’s Walk to your community, either by offering a walk or programming a series of them, get in touch to learn more.
Americans Moving Greener, New Federal Data Shows
March 9, 2010
An article written by former America Walks Board member Michelle Ernst on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC) blog highlights how Americans are making a significantly higher share of daily trips on transit, on foot, and by bicycle, according to newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration. Click here to read the blog.
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