Stand up and Sign on for a Walkable America

Reader Contribution by Staff

I honestly expected to sleepwalk through the Equal Footing Summit.

I knew the half-day visioning session for America Walks was a critical and exciting step for the national pedestrian movement. But the September event was sandwiched in the middle of a nearly monthlong conference road trip for me. I was more than a little fried.

Maybe it was the incredible, unparalleled energy of Mark Fenton — the animated former race walking star who talks as fast as his feet can move — who facilitated the discussion. Maybe it was the interactive structure of the session that broke the mold of the tedious talk-at-you format. But the Equal Footing Summit turned out to be the most energizing four hours of advocacy I spent this summer.

And it’s not too late for you to get involved, either.

But, wait. I know what you’re probably thinking. I’m not a pedestrian. I’m certainly not a pedestrian advocate.

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