How Walkable Communities are Key to Modern Geopolitics – The Challenge of Bringing Walkability to America’s 99 Percent

The "great global project" of this century, says Patrick Doherty, is how to "accommodate 3 billion additional middle-class aspirants in two short decades." In a bold essay, he outlines how the U.S. must lead the global transition to sustainability.

by Jonathan Nettler

Full Story: http://www.planetizen.com/node/60269

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The Challenge of Bringing Walkability to America’s 99 Percent

Kaid Benfield proposes not only more walkable neighborhoods in the United States, where a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle every 7 minutes, but also more walking to reverse the country’s alarming obesity trend.

by Jessica Hsu

Full Story: http://www.planetizen.com/node/60293