Keep It, And Make It Even Greener
Our friend Clarence over at Livable Streets sent us the above video and a call to action: “Hello friends, it is coming close to a decision on whether are amazingly wonderful pedestrian plazas in Times Square will be made per…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Stylized 3D map of Guangzhou credit Colin Zhu at flickr.

Freiburg, Germany’s Vauban development is the most well-known example of a city area that has successfully turned away from car-centric culture. It’s a big step that can be fraught with difficulties and also with a huge reward: more people-friendly, livable streets. Suprisingly, there are scores of Read the full story on TreeHugger

This is a Dangerous Environment
“Just because there’s a livable streets revolution underway in NYC doesn’t mean that drivers have gotten the message. Cars blocking crosswalks, drivers failing to yield to pedestrians, unnecessary honking and a slew of other quality-of-walking violations are still a rout…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Walking Shouldn’t be the Exception
October is the International Walk to School Month, and Wednesday (October 7th) was Walk to School Day in New York City. Livable Streets Education and the National Center for Safe Routes to School hosted a walk to school celebration in Washington Square Park in conjunction with the Walk 21 Conference. Our…Read the full story on TreeHugger