The number of people struck and killed while walking has gone up 45 percent in a decade, and people of color, older adults, and people… Read More »
walking and bicycling
Healthy Development without Displacement: Realizing the Vision of Healthy Communities for All
This report looks at what people working on “healthy community” issues — like active transportation, parks, healthy food, planning, public health, healthcare, and more —… Read More »
The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2016
This report is the yearly analysis of newly passed Complete Streets policies, including recognition of the country’ most comprehensive ones.
Vision Zero Equity Strategies for Practitioners
This case study highlights context-sensitive equity strategies to achieve traffic safety, which is especially important considering low-income communities and communities of color carry a disproportionate… Read More »
Silent Barriers to Bicycling, Part 1: Exploring Black and Latino Bicycling Experiences
This blog series explores new research about the perceptions of Black and Latino Americans about biking, in order to inform biking advocacy. The assumptions and… Read More »
Silicon Valley Bike Vision
This report documents the existing physical environment for bicyclists in Silicon Valley, discusses the current challenges that prevent people from biking, presents a rationale for… Read More »
Dangerous by Design 2016
The fourth edition of this report once again ranks the most dangerous places for people walking by a “Pedestrian Danger Index,” or PDI. It also… Read More »
Everybody Walk! Collaborative Social Justice Toolkit
This compilation of resources and materials from America Walks aims to provide organizations and individuals working within the walking movement with resources and guides to… Read More »
New Climate for Transportation: How the City of San Diego and SANDAG Must Improve Transportation to Meet Climate Goals
Projections by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) show that it is mathematically impossible for the City of San Diego to achieve its transit and active… Read More »
The Transportation and Health Tool
The Transportation and Health Tool provides easy access to health practitioners on the health impacts of transportation systems including: safety, active transportation, air quality, and connectivity… Read More »