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An Urban Hiker's Guide to SF: Five Cool Spots to Explore on Foot

Last month GOOD San Francisco got people together to slow things down to the original mode of transportation—walking.

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Permaculturalists and a Buddhist Monk Are Walking the Keystone XL Pipeline

The construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline’s southern leg is underway in Oklahoma and Texas. Depending on your worldview, extracting oil is...

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Get on the Bus–The Walking School Bus

As more families start walking to school, the benefits spread beyond just the school to the entire neighborhood.

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Walk to Work Day: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

WalkSanDiego presented an opportunity to promote walking and walkability, and it gave me a chance to make some observations along the way.

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And The Most Walkable City In San Diego County Is...

WalkSanDiego achieved a major milestone last fall with the release of the Regional Walk Scorecard

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Transit Tunes: Songs to Celebrate Feet

Celebrate your most reliable transit mechanism -- your feet -- with this handy playlist.

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Reviving Our 'Speed-Stunned Imagination' With Slow Transportation

Many years ago, I wrote on slowLab about French designer Olivier Peyricot’s automobile concept, Slow Rider, wherein a standard automobile is...

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Watch: Pedestrians in Shanghai Paint Beautiful Trees By Crossing the Street

In 2010, the China Environmental Protection Foundation and Jody Xiong created a visual campaign to encourage commuters to walk instead of drive.

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Sweeping The Underground Railroad For History's Sake

Sweeping is a universally human activity. I began thinking about the act of sweeping a few years ago when I was in Indonesia. One day I saw a...

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Hey, I'm Walking in Los Angeles and You Can Too

Last year I gave a talk at the WIRED 2012 conference about the importance of designing our cities for walking: It's the simplest, fastest way to...