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Walkable Cities

America's Most Walkable City Is...

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 04.03.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Are you ready to stand up and move? An initiative from the American Heart Association, National Walking Day is a nationwide effort to...

How My Commute Has Affected My Health

Shana Ecker | Posted 11.13.2012 | HuffPost Home
Shana Ecker

I recently realized I have taken the benefits of my walkable town for granted. Although I have lived in Hoboken for almost eight years, for much of th...

And The Most Walkable City Is ...

Posted 03.27.2012 | Healthy Living

You don't need fancy workout equipment or a pricey gym membership to get in shape. Plain old walking is one of the easiest -- and cheapest! -- forms o...

Creeps and Weirdos: The Auto Industry Agenda for Keeping You on Four Wheels

Larry_Cohen | Posted 04.03.2012 | Green
Larry_Cohen

The car is still king -- from parking lots to roadways. And car companies intend to keep it that way.

Let California Show the World How

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 02.13.2012 | San Francisco
Jennifer Gennari

Climate talks are moving more slowly than glaciers now. Rather than wait, elected officials and local advocates have taken matters into their own hands. And the newest innovator on the block is the City of Mountain View.

Walkable Neighborhoods Gaining Popularity -- Even in the Suburbs

Geoffrey Anderson | Posted 02.05.2012 | Green
Geoffrey Anderson

More and more Americans want to live in these affordable and accessible neighborhoods -- and the proof is in the prices of homes in these areas.

America’s Most (And Least) Walkable Cities

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 09.21.2011 | Healthy Living

Can you walk to your local grocery store, restaurants and other amenities? Or does each trip require a car ride? The answer may have an impact on y...

Creating the Livable, Walkable Community

John M. Eger | Posted 09.07.2011 | Green
John M. Eger

One of the more interesting and exciting aspects of the "new urbanism" movement is that the next paradigm could well be much more than the return to the close-knit community of small villages and towns.

Can LA Become A Walkable City?

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 08.19.2011 | Los Angeles

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- When Dan Burden started approaching bureaucrats about making streets more pedestrian friendly 16 years ago, he could hardly g...

Living City Block Denver: A Glimpse of a Greener Future?

Ben Holland | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Ben Holland

Smart growth. Sustainable cities. These terms get tossed around a lot, typically used in reference to new buildings and new communities. But what about existing buildings and our aging cities?

Hiking in Cities

Michael Koenigs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Michael Koenigs

Making cities "walkable" again has become an imperative for urban planners seeking to lure populations back from the sprawling suburbs.

Let's Get Small

Lloyd Alter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Lloyd Alter

I have come to believe that we need another movement, a new Small Movement, where less is truly more. In everything we do, smaller is cheaper, more efficient and has a lower carbon footprint.

City Mouse, Country Mouse: Who Spends More?

Maura Judkis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Maura Judkis

If you're searching for a house, the tool could be a good way for you to find the ideal combination of affordability and convenience.

Very Smart Growth

Jared Seeger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jared Seeger

When it comes to choosing places to live, many of us don't seem to listen to our inner monologue.

Google Maps Now Offers Walking Directions

Treehugger | Kimberley D. Mok | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Got directions but want to walk the distance instead of driving? Well, we're glad to see that Google Maps has now added a new walking option for di...

Least Walkable Cities

Treehugger | Kenny Luna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

When Walk Score recently released their ranking of the ten most walkable U.S. cities there was no doubt that folks in places like San Francisco, Bos...

Top 10 Most Walkable Cities In America

The Daily Green | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

1. San Francisco, CA The city is known for its stable, relatively mild climate and progressive viewpoints, and 90% of San Francisco residents have a ...