💭 How can we prioritize sidewalks as demand for walkability grows? Get the deep dive on sidewalks from Michael Pollack, author of new book Sidewalk Nation: The Life and Law of America’s Most Overlooked Resource... And learn how Denver is rethinking sidewalks as public space! ➡️ buff.ly/UAy0THe

WEBINAR, August 18: Join #VisionZero Network for City Steps: Rightsizing the Role of Traffic Enforcement, ft. Minneapolis & Oakland, CA This webinar will explore how Minneapolis + Oakland are putting a safe systems approach into action. Register: buff.ly/27vPamC

‼️ People are being killed on our streets at alarming rates. Instead of investing in safer crossings and streets, Congress is advancing a bill that cuts many of those programs. We should be making it safer to move, not harder. Tell Congress to oppose the BUILD America 250 Act ➡️ buff.ly/tcJ3lof

WEBINAR, July 30: How can communities move from talking about the Safe System approach to institutionalizing it? Join #VisionZero Network to explore their new toolkit of proven, innovative strategies for institutionalizing the Safe System approach in transportation. Register: buff.ly/LKatcfk

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving is October 1–8, 2026! Learn how you and your network can participate... ⤵️ Join the next national coalition meeting leading up to the Week TOMORROW (7/29) at 2:00 p.m. ET ➡️ buff.ly/4SjiO0O And sign up for WWD ➡️ buff.ly/Ri2Mx5p

Congress appropriated billions of dollars for new transit projects. Why is the Trump administration spending none of it? Why are even transit projects in red states going unfounded? New reporting in @nytimes.com (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

Before we build more roads, let's take care of the ones we already have. Across the country, roads, bridges, sidewalks, and transit systems need repairs. But this bill prioritizes highway expansion instead. ‼️Congress should fix what we have first. Tell them ➡️ buff.ly/JJBoCJH

🎨🪴👟 Missed our recent webinar on how to create your own traffic calming quick-build project for your community? Find our recap and the recording (plus slides!) from Paint, Posts, and Planters: How to Advance Road Safety with Traffic Calming Quick-Builds here ➡️ buff.ly/skk4n5p

Crossing the border into Canada would reduce your risk of being killed on the roads by more than half. That's because the U.S. pedestrian fatality crisis is a result of policy decisions not made in any other peer country. Learn more about it: buff.ly/iQk7stK

WEBINAR, July 30: How can communities move from talking about the Safe System approach to institutionalizing it? Join #VisionZero Network to explore their new toolkit of proven, innovative strategies for institutionalizing the Safe System approach in transportation. Register: buff.ly/cOilKP3

Once upon a time USDOT agreed that lower speeds, bike lanes, and street safety redesigns made roads safer. It’s unconscionable that USDOT is now ignoring the data and scraping these proven safety countermeasures from its website. Here are the receipts: buff.ly/cxnNvmx

‼️People are being killed on our streets at alarming rates. ❌️Instead of investing more in safer crossings, sidewalks + streets, Congress is advancing a bill that cuts them. ✅️We should be making it SAFER to get around, not HARDER. Tell Congress to oppose BUILD America 250 ➡️ buff.ly/51kUhj7

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving is October 1–8, 2026! Learn how you and your network can participate... ⤵️ Join the next national coalition meeting leading up to the Week on July 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET ➡️ buff.ly/vin6El9 And sign up for WWD ➡️ buff.ly/VuaDbZX

Our streets aren't safe for pedestrians. And without enough action, nearly 97,000 more people will be killed on our roads over the next 16 years. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Learn more in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Dangerous by Design 2026: buff.ly/JsfPYBB

🌟👟TOMORROW: Join our webinar featuring #SidewalkNation author @michaelcpollack.bsky.social +@bikewalkbus.bsky.social on the importance of sidewalks in street design, community building, public life, and more! #ActivePeople 🗓️July 14 RSVP: buff.ly/57YDYz7

🌟👟WEBINAR: Sidewalks are the threshold of public life. So how can we ensure they’re prioritized in street design + maintenance? Join our webinar ft. author of #SidewalkNation @michaelcpollack.bsky.social + @bikewalkbus.bsky.social to find out! #ActivePeople 🗓️July 14 RSVP ➡️ buff.ly/57YDYz7

👟🚲️🚍️Getting around shouldn't mean having only one option. ❌️The BUILD America 250 Act puts more money into highways while cutting support for walking, biking, and transit. ‼️People deserve more choices, not fewer! Tell your member of Congress to oppose this bill ➡️ buff.ly/BaZ3Qi3

🌟👟WEBINAR: Sidewalks are the threshold of public life. So how can we ensure they’re prioritized in street design + maintenance? Join our webinar ft. author of #SidewalkNation @michaelcpollack.bsky.social + @bikewalkbus.bsky.social to find out! #ActivePeople 🗓️July 14 RSVP ➡️ buff.ly/57YDYz7

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving is October 1–8, 2026! Learn how you and your network can participate... ⤵️ Join the next national coalition meeting leading up to the Week on July 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET ➡️ buff.ly/mt30EXE And sign up for WWD ➡️ buff.ly/GSr1MLL

Smart Growth America's Dangerous by Design provides rankings of the deadliest states and metro areas for people walking. Even though cities like Charleston and Tucson fell in this year's rankings, more people died on their roads. Find out about yours: buff.ly/P32EQWf

🌟👟WEBINAR: How can we prioritize sidewalks, the threshold of public life? Join our webinar with author of new book #SidewalkNation @michaelcpollack.bsky.social + Jill Locantore @bikewalkbus.bsky.social to hear how! #ActivePeople 🗓️ July 14 ⏰️2:00pm ET/1:00pm CT/11:00am PT RSVP: buff.ly/LTEk2wc

Pedestrian deaths increased 72 percent just between 2009 and 2024, and more than 7,000 people are still dying each year because we aren’t doing enough to change the way we design our roads. Learn more in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Dangerous by Design 2026: buff.ly/f6Oxf3w

🎉It’s the 10th anniversary of the #AARPCommunityChallenge! AARP Livable Communities is marking the milestone with a doubled investment this year – $8.3 million supporting 750 grants for projects that make communities more livable. Explore all the projects at buff.ly/7akNgwp.

Meet the 2026 Arkansas State Walking College Fellows! 🎉🌟🎓️➡️ buff.ly/IWOgiTf Generously funded by the University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. 💌 Email us at ta@americawalks.org to learn how you can bring the Walking College to your state or organization!

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving is October 1–8, 2026! Learn how you and your network can participate... ⤵️ Join the next national coalition meeting leading up to the Week TOMORROW (6/24) at 2:00 p.m. ET ➡️ buff.ly/4SjiO0O And sign up for WWD ➡️ buff.ly/Ri2Mx5p

‼️ WEBINAR TOMORROW: Paint, Posts, and Planters – How to Advance Road Safety with Traffic Calming Quick-Builds 👟🎨🪴 Hear our Top 🔟 Tips for quick-builds and success stories from Hartford, CT and the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana! #ActivePeople 📅 June 23 RSVP: buff.ly/HBJCTBL

From safer walking and physical activity in eastern #Oklahoma to street design that reduces fatal traffic crashes in #Hoboken, New Jersey, we're celebrating these #WalkabilityWins! Have a Walkability Win? 💌 DM us or email social@americawalks.org 💫 Read more: buff.ly/zSCNRgb

Pedestrian fatalities devastate every community they touch, but communities of color, people with lower incomes, and older adults are even more likely to be killed while walking on our roads. Learn more in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's latest Dangerous by Design: buff.ly/f6Oxf3w

Welcome to the AW Board, Heyden Black Walker!👏👟🎉 🌟Walkability, safety advocate 🌟Director of Planning at Black + Motal Architecture and Urban Design 🌟Chairs the Board of Directors @safestreetsdc.bsky.social Austin 🌟Founding member of Austin’s Pedestrian Advisory Council Read more ➡️ buff.ly/G7TvrLT

📢 JUNE 23, WEBINAR: Paint, Posts, and Planters – How to Advance Road Safety with Traffic Calming Quick-Builds 👟🎨🪴 Join to learn how to use quick-build demonstration projects to build community support for permanent solutions! #ActivePeople 📅 June 23 RSVP: buff.ly/D4HDdGX