Eric Fredericks
Eric Fredericks is an urban planner who specializes in making communities more enjoyable places to live, work, and play. Mr. Fredericks received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois in Urban and Regional Planning. While at the University, Mr. Fredericks studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. His Australian experiences became an inspiration for him to help make North American communities more walkable, livable, and beautiful places.
After graduation, Mr. Fredericks began working at the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission in Dayton, Ohio. There he initiated and managed the Walkable Communities program, and received training from several national experts. Mr. Fredericks went on to assist over 15 communities with workshops and projects. He also helped to establish several committees devoted to walkability projects. Following employment with MVRPC, Mr. Fredericks moved west to California and worked for Pacific Municipal Consultants as a contract planner for the City of Elk Grove, CA. There he worked on current planning projects and tree preservation programs.
Mr. Fredericks is an experienced public speaker on livability issues. He has also served as a television panelist, workshop facilitator, and a presenter on walkable neighborhoods at conferences. He has worked extensively with federal, state, regional, and local levels of government. Mr. Fredericks is the Executive Director of neighborhoods.org, a website that promotes pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods through various forms of media. He is also an avid photographer, and has compiled an online gallery of thousands of photo examples of walkable and not-so-walkable places. He currently is employed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and works on livable communities, bicycling, and pedestrian programs for California.
Mr. Fredericks lives in beautiful, walkable downtown Sacramento where he walks to work daily. In his spare time, he enjoys disc golfing, hiking, cycling, web design, and traveling the world.
Articles Written by Eric
Monday June 30, 2008
Gum Wall in Seattle's Post Alley
Friday May 30, 2008
Thursday May 22, 2008
Saturday: A Sneak Peek at LJ Urban's Revolutionary Good Project
Monday May 12, 2008
Amazing Street Reclamation in Wodonga, Victoria
Monday May 5, 2008
Thursday May 1, 2008
Friday April 25, 2008
Complete Streets and Tree Legislation Worth Watching
Monday March 31, 2008
Friday March 28, 2008
Stupidest Bike Lane in America?
Thursday March 27, 2008
Wednesday March 19, 2008
My TV Interview With Perils for Pedestrians
Wednesday March 5, 2008
My Animal Rescue Story (And Another Reason to Hate Leaf Blowers!)
Sunday March 2, 2008
Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil
Tuesday February 12, 2008
Renovate or Replace Community Schools?
Monday February 11, 2008
Condos, Lofts, and New Homes in Downtown and Midtown Sacramento
Thursday January 10, 2008
Friday November 30, 2007
New Guidelines for Pedestrian Safety Road Audits
Tuesday October 23, 2007
Public Engagement Through Web 2.0
Tuesday October 16, 2007
Follow Up to the Walkable Church and Peak Oil Article
Monday September 17, 2007
This Friday: Convert a Car Parking Space Into a Mini-Park With Me in Downtown Sacramento
Sunday September 16, 2007
My Presentation from the Walk/Bike California Conference
Wednesday August 29, 2007
Back From Seattle. Ohio. Back Online.
Friday August 10, 2007
Sleepless, Postless in Seattle and Ohio
Tuesday July 31, 2007
Day 30: Monterey Bay Coastal Trail - Pacific Grove, CA
Monday July 30, 2007
Day 29: Stanford Memorial Church - Stanford, CA
Sunday July 29, 2007
Day 28: The Strip - Las Vegas, NV
Saturday July 28, 2007
Day 27: A Pocket Park - Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Friday July 27, 2007
Day 26: Pier 39 - San Francisco, CA
Thursday July 26, 2007
Day 25: Millennium Park's Crown Fountain - Chicago, IL
Wednesday July 25, 2007
Day 24: Fruitvale Village - Oakland, CA
Tuesday July 24, 2007
Day 23: Central Library - Los Angeles, CA
Monday July 23, 2007
Day 22: Times Square - New York, NY
Sunday July 22, 2007
Day 21: Main Street - Park City, UT
Saturday July 21, 2007
Day 20: Santana Row - San Jose, CA
Friday July 20, 2007
Day 19: Nittany Lion Shrine - State College, PA
Thursday July 19, 2007
Day 18: Short North - Columbus, OH
Wednesday July 18, 2007
Day 17: Gaslamp Quarter - San Diego, CA
Tuesday July 17, 2007
Day 16: Jackson Square - New Orleans, LA
Monday July 16, 2007
Day 15: King's Village, Waikiki - Honolulu, HI
Sunday July 15, 2007
Day 14: Downtown - La Jolla, CA
Saturday July 14, 2007
Day 13: Main Street - Tipp City, OH
Friday July 13, 2007
Day 12: Dolphin Fountain - Monterey, CA
Thursday July 12, 2007
Day 11: Centennial Olympic Park - Atlanta, GA
Wednesday July 11, 2007
Day 10: Dodge Fountain - Detroit, MI
Tuesday July 10, 2007
Day 9: Campustown on Green Street - Champaign-Urbana, IL
Monday July 9, 2007
Day 8: Lane Avenue - Upper Arlington, OH
Sunday July 8, 2007
Day 7: Union Terminal - Cincinnati, OH
Saturday July 7, 2007
Day 6: Memorial Park - Pasadena, CA
Friday July 6, 2007
Day 5: K Street Mall - Sacramento, CA
Thursday July 5, 2007
Day 4: Amtrak Station - Davis, CA
Wednesday July 4, 2007
Day 3: Eagle Park - Mountain View, CA
Tuesday July 3, 2007
Day 2: Post-Football Game Walking - Berkeley, CA
Monday July 2, 2007
Day 1: Addison Circle - Addison, TX
Sunday July 1, 2007
July Photo Series: Exploring the Walkability of America in 30 Days
Wednesday June 20, 2007
A Disappointing New Neighborhood for Downtown Columbus
Tuesday June 19, 2007
Ontario's Plans for Public Transit: $11.5 Billion
Tuesday June 5, 2007
My Interview at Small Failures
Saturday June 2, 2007
Monday May 28, 2007
Carnival of Cities - A Street Party
Tuesday May 22, 2007
The Carnival is Monday, Send Us Your Submissions
Tuesday May 15, 2007
Don't Forget: It's Bike to Work Week!
Monday May 7, 2007
The Carnival of Cities is Coming to Walkable Neighborhoods
Monday April 30, 2007
A Small Victory for Us to Celebrate
Friday April 20, 2007
Friday April 20, 2007
Friday April 6, 2007
Saturday March 31, 2007
Video: Are Physically Separated Bike Lanes Best?
Tuesday March 27, 2007
Will Digg Users Make Walkable Neighborhoods Popular? You Can Bet On It. Literally.
Monday March 26, 2007
Introducing Our Newest Contributors
Saturday March 24, 2007
March Madness Mayhem Turns Tragic
Thursday March 15, 2007
Fire Takes Out Sacramento Amtrak and Major Bike Path
Thursday March 8, 2007
Leaving "The House" For the Neighborhood: A Seattle Story
Friday February 23, 2007
Shocking Health Statistics Call For Better City Planning
Tuesday February 13, 2007
Back from Los Angeles, With New Partners!
Friday February 2, 2007
Bored? Walkable Neighborhoods Jobs!
Thursday February 1, 2007
New Research Proves That People Need Our Company
Saturday January 27, 2007
Pete Lagerwey Dismissed as Seattle DOT Bike/Ped Program Coordinator
Friday January 26, 2007
Baby Steps: Bush, Peters Admitting America's Oil Addiction
Friday January 19, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger's Alternative Fuels Plan for California: Just Big Talk?
Wednesday January 10, 2007
Tuesday January 2, 2007
Is the American Planning Association Too Greedy?
Monday January 1, 2007
The 2006 Website of the Year: CoolTown Studios
Saturday December 30, 2006
December Website of the Month: Brand Avenue
Sunday December 17, 2006
Mapleton Village: Utah County's First Traditional Neighborhood Development
Friday December 1, 2006
November Website of the Month: LivinginUrbanSac
Saturday November 25, 2006
Aloha from Beautfiul Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii
Monday November 20, 2006
Global Warming Creating Hardship For Aboriginal Canadians, CAA Wants to Help
Thursday November 9, 2006
Walking Wonder Waddell: Our Can't Miss Interview
Monday November 6, 2006
"Smart Growth" California Voters Guide Courtesy of WalkSacramento
Wednesday November 1, 2006
October Website of the Month: Walk Sydney Streets Photos
Tuesday October 31, 2006
Halloween and the Great Walkability Test
Monday October 30, 2006
My Crash, Concussion, and Disappearance
Tuesday October 10, 2006
A Cruel World for Disabled Persons
Monday October 2, 2006
Walkable Neighbourhoods - Yes, With the "U"
Saturday September 30, 2006
September Website of the Month: The Urban Commons
Thursday September 28, 2006
An Analysis of Atlanta, Georgia: The Bad and the Ugly
Wednesday September 20, 2006
Kazaam!! Shaq Grants Planners' Wishes
Monday September 11, 2006
Hackettstown, New Jersey Lauded For Its Walkability
Wednesday September 6, 2006
Photos from the 2006 Chalk It Up Festival in Midtown Sacramento
Thursday August 31, 2006
August Website of the Month: The New York City Streets Renaissance
Tuesday August 29, 2006
Bogotá, Colombia Hooked on a New Kind of Crack
Tuesday August 22, 2006
WalkableNeighborhoods.com is One Year Old!
Friday August 18, 2006
Progressive California Planning Evident in the Book of Lists
Sunday August 13, 2006
Video: The Sacramento Farmers Market Revisited
Monday July 31, 2006
July Website of the Month: Sprawled Out: The Search for Community in the American Suburb
Monday July 31, 2006
Walkable Neighborhoods Home Buying/Selling Program Featured in Smart Growth America Newsletter
Thursday July 27, 2006
Exploring Transportation in Europe Series
Monday July 24, 2006
One in Four People Are Obese in Nine US States - More States Are on the Way
Thursday July 20, 2006
Announcing Our New Home and Condo Selling Program
Monday July 17, 2006
My Response to MONEY Magazine's Auto-Centric Best Places to Live 2006 List
Saturday July 15, 2006
James Howard Kunstler's Suburban Fantasy and the Devastating Effects of Peak Oil
Sunday July 9, 2006
An Inconvenient Truth: A Review and Video Trailer
Thursday July 6, 2006
The Ontario, Canada Greater Golden Horseshoe's "Smart" Growth Plan
Friday June 30, 2006
June Website(s) of the Month: Curbed, Curbed LA, and Curbed SF
Thursday June 22, 2006
Walking Storytime: Fred's Mexican Cafe in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Monday June 19, 2006
Friday June 9, 2006
Fruitvale Village: A Transit-Oriented Development in Oakland, CA
Wednesday May 31, 2006
May Website of the Month: Gmaps Pedometer
Tuesday May 30, 2006
Thursday May 25, 2006
An Analysis of Atlanta, Georgia: The Good
Monday May 8, 2006
National Bike Month, Week, and Day - All in May
Sunday April 30, 2006
April Website of The Month: Context Sensitive Solutions.org
Monday April 17, 2006
82-Year-Old That Received $114 Ticket for Slow Crossing Gets Famous
Monday April 3, 2006
National Public Health Week and Actions You Can Take
Saturday April 1, 2006
Friday March 31, 2006
March Website of the Month: Veritas et Venustas
Friday March 31, 2006
In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle
Thursday March 23, 2006
Video: Busiest Pedestrian Crossing in the World
Wednesday March 22, 2006
Big-Box Debate: Wal-Mart vs. Target
Tuesday March 21, 2006
Wal-Mart Embracing New Urbanism?
Tuesday March 21, 2006
New Guidelines for Flexible Funding of Pedestrian and Bicycling Activities
Saturday March 4, 2006
Pedestrian and Bicycling Policy Rhyme Time
Wednesday March 1, 2006
February Website of the Month: Planning Livable Communities
Wednesday February 22, 2006
Walkable Neighborhoods is Six Months Old!!
Tuesday February 21, 2006
The Portland Peace and Justice Center's Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tours
Friday February 17, 2006
Tuesday January 31, 2006
January Website of the Month: CoolTown Studios
Saturday January 28, 2006
Walking Audit of MLK Jr Boulevard in Sacramento's Oak Park Community
Monday January 23, 2006
Photo of the Day: Worst Telephone-Pole-in-Sidewalk Photo Ever
Monday January 16, 2006
My Top Five Walkability Wishes for 2006
Saturday January 7, 2006
Bike Tour Part of LA's Sixth Annual Nacimiento Tour
Monday January 2, 2006
Wednesday December 28, 2005
Will 70 Million Americans be Stranded in 2030?
Thursday December 22, 2005
Attention Snow-Covered Communities: Shovel Your Sidewalks
Saturday December 17, 2005
Walkable Communities A Top Priority in Housing Boom
Wednesday December 7, 2005
The Ahwahnee Principles for Resource-Efficient Communities
Sunday November 27, 2005
Tampa Debating City-Wide Public Art Fee for Developers
Wednesday November 16, 2005
The Chicago White Sox Need A Cellville
Saturday November 12, 2005
A Prediction: In 20 Years, Lifestyle Centers Will Be the Failed Malls
Thursday November 10, 2005
Active Living Storybank Searchable Database
Wednesday November 9, 2005
Sign-Language Town Planned for South Dakota
Friday November 4, 2005
Proof That Higher Density Is Better For Your Life Expectancy
Thursday October 27, 2005
Chicago White Sox, Partying, and... Walkability?
Thursday October 20, 2005
Privatization Over True Regional Planning
Tuesday October 18, 2005
Portland's Innovative Residents Reclaim the Streets
Sunday October 16, 2005
Old Pennsylvania Turnpike Tunnels to Become Bike Trails
Friday October 14, 2005
More Urban Living Lofts Planned for Revitalizing Detroit
Tuesday October 11, 2005
The Things You See in a Walkable Community
Sunday October 9, 2005
Bush Administration Changes Tune on Energy and Oil Consumption
Friday October 7, 2005
Walkable and Compact Development Planned for Post-Katrina Rebuilding
Wednesday October 5, 2005
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through "Reverse Zoning"
Friday September 23, 2005
Sister and Brother Become Sustainable Developers By Accident
Thursday September 22, 2005
Tuesday September 20, 2005
CNN Highlights Seven New Urbanist Communities
Thursday September 15, 2005
Gated Communities: Essentially Like Zoos?
Sunday September 11, 2005
International Walk to School Week - October 3-7
Thursday September 8, 2005
We Can Have Car-Free Development in the US... Almost
Monday September 5, 2005
Sunday September 4, 2005
Davidson, NC: An Extreme Walkable Community
Thursday September 1, 2005
Bring on Peak Oil and Higher Gas Prices
Wednesday August 31, 2005
Algiers Point: A Walkable Community of New Orleans
Monday August 29, 2005
Hope for the South Following Hurricane Katrina
Saturday August 27, 2005
Thursday August 25, 2005
Obesity Numbers Out - Maine's Are Not Good
Wednesday August 24, 2005
Reviving Downtown Reno, Nevada
Monday August 22, 2005
Planners are the Sprawl Creators
Monday August 22, 2005
Mecca in the Cornfields? Champaign, IL Transforming into a Walkable City
Monday August 22, 2005
The Five-Bedroom, Six-Figure Rootless Life
Monday August 22, 2005
Is Less Better? Removing the Signs, Lines, Stoplights from Streets
Monday August 22, 2005
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