TRAFFIC CALMING - 10

TRAFFIC CALMING

Traffic calming fits with all trends toward a greener, more sustainable way of living.

Traffic calming promotes shared use of roadways by bikes, pedestrians, transit and vehicles.

Anything that promotes walking to the neighborhood store or strolling to the local library is green.

Which would you rather do? -- pay 4 or 5 bucks a gallon to get in your car and drive to a pricey gym?

Or take off a few pounds on a calmed streetscape for free?

Wright frequently writes about Smart Growth and sustainable communities. He recently participated in the prestigious Forum on Land and the Built Environment: The Reinvented City sponsored by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Contact him at: stevewright64@yahoo.com each month by walking safely