It's a good article but my tendency is always to focus on the positive--I think in much of the US we're doing better, and I hope those positive trends will prevail. Heaven forbid Europe should follow down our path, though many cities in Asia and Africa are already a disaster, with the small car-owning minority making life miserable and dangerous for everyone else. Not only do we personally need to walk, we need to find organizations to work with that support walking--and liveable cities overall. Look at the bright side--those of us who walk have more energy and better social connections than the couch potatoes, which should help us to win our advocacy battles!
From: "Richard Risemberg ***@earthlink.net [CARFREE_CITIES]" <***@yahoogroups.com>
To: urban-***@yahoogroups.com; ***@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:18 PM
Subject: [CARFREE_CITIES] "The End of Walking"
 A view of America and its suburbs by a woman raised in part in Europe:
http://aeon.co/magazine/society/step-by-step-americans-are-sacrificing-the-right-to-walk/
Beautifully written, highly perceptive.
R
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Richard Risemberg
http://www.bicyclefixation.com
http://www.SustainableCityNews.com
http://gridlogisticsinc.com
http://www.rickrise.com
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