Halloween and the Great Walkability Test
Perhaps there is no better day to explore your neighborhood and community than Halloween. Growing up, it was about the only time I ever had interactions with a few of my neighbors. Sharon Machlis Gartenberg at Planning Livable Communities wrote today about how Halloween provides a great opportunity to perform a neighborhood walkability test. Someone named Martin also left a particularly...
Read MoreMy Crash, Concussion, and Disappearance
I apologize for my drifting into the unknown lately to our frequent readers, those that have e-mailed me, and those that left comments. I have a semi-valid excuse. The smashed-up car that is pictured in the photo above is the Toyota Corolla that I had just purchased. I don’t want to say too much about the collision because the insurance companies are battling it out on the claim, but I do...
Read MoreA Cruel World for Disabled Persons
Seventy percent of people will be either temporarily or permanently disabled in their lifetime. That is a very strong point to consider whenever you design or plan a project. Sure, in the United States we have the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that provides guidelines to design for disabled pedestrians. In reality, the accessibility guidelines are very weak in some aspects. Plus, just...
Read MorePress Coverage
If you know of something we missed, please contact us. We will only put up articles that referred to us in an article or other media form. Here’s what the people are saying: 500 real estate blogs to watch Pittsburgh Homes Daily – October 2, 2006 Something Else To Do With Sidewalks Locally Grown – September 26, 2006 Kazaam!! Shaq Grants Planners’ Wishes The Sacramento...
Read MoreWalkable Neighbourhoods – Yes, With the “U”
We are proud to announce that we now own the domain walkableneighbourhoods.com as well as walkableneighborhoods.com. Why did we purchase this domain you ask? We not only want to promote walkability in the United States, but also throughout the World. Our friends and neighbours in Canada, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, and other countries (the list goes on and on) speak the...
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