Topic – Walkability
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Local elementary school encourages active transportation
Walk-Bike-Scoot to School Day
Briargrove Elementary School in west Houston is encouraging students and parents to make a conscious effort to walk, bike, or scoot to school every Friday.
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Georgia’s DOT embracing Complete Streets
Full backing of comissioner
The Georgia Department of Transportation has adopted a Complete Streets policy and leadership claims it is being taken seriously.
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Houstonians less likely to feel safe on streets
Compared to other metros
In a newly released Gallup poll, only three metro regions had a lower percentage of citizens report feeling "safe walking alone at night".
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Walkable neighborhoods = less overweight children
New study shows
New research out of Canada reports that preschool children are less likely to be obese if they live in a more walkable environment.
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Fort Worth’s downtown plan: pedestrians first
Prioritizes walkability
The new Ten Year Strategic Action Plan for Downtown Fort Worth addresses a range of issues, and prioritizes walkability for transportation improvements.
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Truly shared roads in the Netherlands
The Dutch "Woonerf"
Since the 1960's the Dutch have been building "living streets", which are designed to encourage human interaction.
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Houston increasingly dangerous for pedestrians
Statistics getting worse
The Houston area is one of the most dangerous places in the country for pedestrians, but experts say infrastructure changes could make a big difference.
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NY safe streets group to form PAC
New political action committee
Complete streets advocates in New York are hoping to gain more political clout by creating a political action committee.
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Pedestrian audit finds sidewalks in disrepair
During Complete Streets Week
A group of AARP members, cyclists, and members of the Houston Center for Independent Living found many challenges to moving around a Museum Park neighborhood.
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New Orleans streetcar may be expanding
Depending on funding
New Orleans transit planners propose expanding their street car system into 9th Ward, Carrolton, Garden District and more neighborhoods over the next decade.
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