Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers

Download or read book Active Transportation Beyond Urban Centers written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For some categories of rural communities, active transportation— human-powered mobility, including biking and walking— is as common as in urban areas. The share of work trips made by bicycle in small towns is nearly double that of urban centers. Further, biking and walking count as significant means of transportation all across the countryside. In coming years, active transportation can play an even bigger role in making small town America more attractive for young families and business investment—improving economic vitality, public safety and overall health in smaller communities in every U.S. region. This new information has several critical if not surprising policy implications.