Active Communities: Can we get there from here?

There is no time like the present to reconsider how people move from place to place in our community. Environmental
concerns, high rates of obesity and chronic diseases, issues of land use and economic development prompt us to ask important questions:

• Is it easiest to go by car?
• Is it safe to commute on a bicycle?
• Are destinations within reach if you are walking?
• Is public transit coordinated with biking and walking routes?

The answers to these questions frame a concept called Active Transportation, which refers to "human-powered" transportation.

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