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	<title>America Walks</title>
	<link>http://www.americawalks.org</link>
	<description>The National Resource for Walking Communities and Advocates</description>
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		<title>Travel Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/09/travel-training/</link>
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		<title>A Walking AdvantAGE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper by Jarmin Yeh is part of a National Center on Senior Transporation (NCST) sponsored project through the American Society on Aging&#8217;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.  
This paper makes a case for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/walking-advantage/</link>
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		<title>More evidence that walkability is marketable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Blogger Michael Lewyn talks about his experiences with walkability in Chicago, finding that &#8220;city life with walkability is appealing to American consumers, while city life with less walkability is anything but.&#8221;  
To read his blog post, click here.
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		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/walkability/</link>
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		<title>Speak out about your pedestrian concerns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you live or plan to be in Tennesee, Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia in mid-September?  
America Walks member John Z. Wetmore produces a public affairs television series called Perils For Pedestrians. He will be in TN, MS, AL and GA in mid-September before and after the ProWalk/ProBike conference in Chattanooga.  If you are in one of those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/pedestrians/</link>
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		<title>Obesity Rates Keep Rising, Troubling Health Officials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An 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.  
Click here to read the entire article.
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		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/ny-times/</link>
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		<title>Pedestrian safety issue hits close to home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 6, a U.S. Department of Transportation employee was struck by a dump truck while crossing the street near DOT Headquarters and taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. She was in the crosswalk.  
Click here to read more about this tragic incident on the U.S. DOT&#8217;s blog and find out how they are working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/dot/</link>
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		<title>Copenhagen’s Car-Free Streets &amp; Slow-Speed Zones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Copenhagen, you never have to travel very far to see a beautiful public space or car-free street packed with people soaking up the day.  In fact, since the early 1960s, 18 parking lots in the downtown area have been converted into public spaces for playing, meeting, and generally just doing things that human beings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/copenhagen/</link>
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		<title>New York’s Pedestrian Safety Report Sets the Gold Standard for Understanding Pedestrian Crash Causes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[America Walks Campaign Manager Scott Bricker provides an analysis of the NYC landmark pedestrian plan that was released earlier this week.

On Monday August 16, 2010, New York City released the landmark New York City Pedestrian Safety Study &#38; Action Plan. “The report’s focus on pedestrians is part of a broader effort to address the safety of all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/gold-standard/</link>
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		<title>Free Webinar Today: Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Charlie Zegeer, Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) Director, for a free webinar today, Tuesday, August 17 at 2 pm EDT, which will provide an in-depth look at pedestrian safety considerations at unsignalized crossing locations. To register, please visit www2.gotomeeting.com/register/957730818.  
After a discussion of common safety problems associated with unsignalized crossings, participants will be given an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/free-webinar-3/</link>
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		<title>Best Shoveled Block Contest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest article by Sarah Fresco, Cambridge Coordinator Walk/Ride Day Program, GreenStreets Initiative
 
Like many cities Cambridge, Mass., has laws on the books that mandate that property owners keep the sidewalks in from of their homes and businesses free of snow and ice. However, people walking in Cambridge have noted for years that some blocks are always [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.americawalks.org/2010/08/cambridge/</link>
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