Written by NCHPAD
On September 9th, 2015, the U.S. Surgeon General released a much anticipated Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. This call recognizes the importance of physical activity for people of all ages and abilities while calling on Americans to use walking as a way to be more active. …
www.pedbikeimages.org by Andy Hamilton
Intuitively it makes sense that creating more walkable communities will help meet the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines from Americans because walking is the most frequent form of Physical activity. I wondered whether walkability makes a difference and which communities have tackled this issue. I got curious about this and did a search to find out more. …