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• March 9, 2010Americans Moving Greener, New Federal Data ShowsAn article written by former America Walks Board member Michelle Ernst on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC) blog highlights how Americans are making a significantly higher share of daily trips on transit, on foot, and by bicycle, according to newly released data from the Federal Highway Administration.  Click here to read the blog.
• March 6, 2010Free Webinar on pedestrian safety educationThe Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) announces the next free Webinar in its Livable Communities Webinar Series: Community Approaches to Pedestrian Safety Education on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 2:00pm-3:30pm E.T. Read more >
• March 4, 2010Safe Routes to School $1,000 Mini-grant Call for Applications The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications for up to 35 $1,000 mini-grants for creative, youth-focused ideas that support safe walking and/or bicycling to school. Eligible activities must occur at an elementary or middle school in Fall 2010 and support the overall goal of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs -- to enable and encourage children nationwide to safely walk and bicycle to school.  Read more >
• March 2, 2010National Report Summarizes Local Safe Routes to School Travel DataThe National Center for Safe Routes to School has released a new national report on Safe Routes to School (SRTS) travel data. The report, entitled Safe Routes to School Travel Data: A Look at Baseline Results from Parent Surveys and Student Travel Tallies, provides a summary of school travel data that local SRTS programs throughout the United States collected from April 2007 to May 2009.   Read more >
• February 27, 2010Steps toward Car Free SundaysGil Penalosa, America Walks Expert Advisory Committee member and Executive Director of 8-80 Cities, invites you to a Study Tour in Guadalajara Mexico, from March 13-15, 2010. The intention of this Study Tour is to position key municipal leaders with the knowledge and experience necessary to start their own Car Free Sunday program in their respective communities.  Participants will be provided with relevant operational and management tools, international networking experiences and best practice knowledge based on successful Car Free Sunday programs.  Click here for a PDF flyer about this event.