Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health: Walk More
Walking good for health, community and economy.
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National Walking Summit Make Strides Toward Healthier Future For All
Walking is moving fast these days.
Great Communities Grow at the Intersection of Health and Design
Numerous medical leaders have also shown that Placemaking can play a huge role in promoting better health for all Americans.
Little Town on the Prairie Steps It Up
Albert Lea, Minnesota shows how walking and other healthy habits can rejuvenate a rural community.
Rural Rambles
Still, I hope there is some value to reclaiming the old roads and byways of our country.
A Day in the Life of America’s Most Walkable Suburb
Suburban life has always been synonymous with long hours in the car– going to work, school, the grocery store, the mall, soccer practice and friends’ homes. Some people even drive to take a walk.
Walking is Going Places
Humans’ most common pastime–forsaken for decades as too slow and too much effort– is now recognized as a health breakthrough, an economic catalyst and a route to happiness.
Zero Vision: A plan to make our roads safe
Campaigns to reduce pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist deaths to zero are now taking shape around the country from Philadelphia to Chicago to Oregon.
Taking to the Streets
In the U.S. walking & biking to school is becoming extinct, get inspired by some Streetfilms to change that.
A New Movement for Health and Happiness
Researchers have discovered a “wonder drug” for many of today’s most common medical problems, says Dr. Bob Sallis, a family practitioner at a Kaiser Permanente clinic in Fontana, California.
The Walkable City
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car — which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" — by making our cities more walkable and more pleasant for more people.
Transport – May 29
•Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability •Biking can be cool…until you’re a teen girl •Big Bad Rivers of Wolves