Category: Complete Streets
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Walk with us and Transportation Alternatives to honor Jane Jacobs

by Team Chekpeds
Jane Jacobs,  the woman who singlehandedly took down megalomaniacal automobile- obsessed city planner Robert Moses, is the  philosopher behind Transportation Alternatives ’s multi-modal mission to reclaim streets as public space for pedestrians, bicycles and transit. As part of an international… Read more “Walk with us and Transportation Alternatives to honor Jane Jacobs”
Posted inCHEKPEDS, Complete Streets, Traffic Justice

Take Action: Safe Walking Funding at Risk in Washington

by Team Chekpeds
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is poised to vote on the long-term Transportation bill next Thursday, February 2nd. Most of our Street Safety Improvements are funded by two federal programs: Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School. Unfortunately the Transportation… Read more “Take Action: Safe Walking Funding at Risk in Washington”