As First Lady Michelle Obama’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity gets to work identifying policy changes and recommendations for federal agencies, the impact of city design on childrens’ health is one of the first places they ought to look. Current laws and incentives drive where schools, grocery stores, health centers, and parks are located – [...]

The website Walk Score, which scores neighborhoods across the country based on their pedestrian appeal, unveils its newest feature today — a walkability ranking for America’s 40 biggest cities, including comparisons of more than 2,508 neighborhoods. Check out news coverage of site’s newest feature, and be sure to sign on to a petition urging Congress [...]

Walkable communities advocate Dan Burden says it’s no coincidence that Denmark has committed to making walkability a central feature of its towns and cities while having some of the happiest citizens in the world. (San Jose Mercury News)

Two Seattle activists argue that by encouraging the creation of walkable neighborhoods and urban villages, the region will accommodate growth in the right way — as long as transit is included in the equation. (Seattle Times — Dan Cantrell and Jessyn Farrell)