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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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Jeff Speck

What the Last Decade Has Done for the Walkability Movement

Jeff Speck, FAICP, FCNU, LEED-AP, Honorary ASLA, is a principal in the urban planning firm Speck Dempsey and the author of &#8220;Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time.&#8221;

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Walkable City 10 Years Later: Cars Make Us Sicker Than We Thought

Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org,</a> on X at <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea,</a> or on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/keawilson.bsky.social">@keawilson.bsky.social.</a>

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What the Last Decade Has Done for the Walkability Movement

Walkable City 10 Years Later: Cars Make Us Sicker Than We Thought

Can An App That Pays Americans to Walk Get Them To Leave Their Cars At Home?

Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail At Deadliest Crash Speeds

Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform

Study: ‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have a Lot of the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians

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