Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking

Miami’s “Underline” — The Vision for a 10-Mile Greenway Beneath the Rails

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 10, 2015 | No Comments

The idea for Miami’s “Underline” came to Meg Daly after she broke both her arms in 2013. Unable to drive, Daly, who lives in Coral Gables, started taking Miami’s Metrorail to physical therapy. When she got off at her stop, she would walk the last mile under the shade of the elevated rail platform. “I just […]

Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 2, 2015 | 10 Comments

Funds for walking and biking infrastructure account for a tiny portion of federal transportation spending. Safer streets don’t cost much, though, so for the cities and towns that count on these programs, a few dollars from the feds can be a huge help. Despite the relatively small sums at play, walking and biking programs are a constant […]

House Dems: We Won’t Support a Transpo Bill That Cuts Bike/Ped Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 15, 2015 | 1 Comment

House Democrats won’t stand for any cuts to federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure. That was the gist of a letter signed by every Democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week. Groups aligned with the Koch brothers and their organization Americans for Prosperity have pushed to eliminate all federal funds for walking, biking, and […]

Surgeon General’s Warning: Unwalkable Places Are Hazardous to Your Health

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 9, 2015 | 4 Comments

Physical activity is essential to people’s health, but dangerous streets and spread-out, sprawling communities prevent Americans from getting enough of it, says the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. Murthy issued a call to action this morning to highlight how walking — and building walkable places — can benefit a nation where chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis […]

People Won’t Ride the Tysons Corner Metro If They Can’t Walk to Stations

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 5, 2015 | 2 Comments

A year after the Washington Metro opened the Silver Line in Northern Virginia, apartment rentals are booming and development is roaring ahead. But Martin Di Caro of WAMU reported Monday that the Metro itself isn’t meeting expectations: Only 17,000 riders board the Silver Line on a typical weekday, a figure that includes more than 9,100 […]

The Top 10 American Cities Where You Can Find Jobs You Can Walk To

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 1, 2015 | 2 Comments

How many jobs are within a 10-minute walk of your home? How about 20 minutes? Chances are, there’s a lot more if you live in Philadelphia than in Memphis. A new study [PDF] from the University of Minnesota ranks the 50 largest metro areas in America according to the accessibility of jobs by walking. Using “detailed […]

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