Hot-button issues like highway congestion and improving the bus system take center stage most often in discussions about transportation in San Antonio, but there's another way people get around town: They walk.
The ability to walk safely and effectively is an important part of determining the livability of different parts of a city. Walkable neighborhoods are associated with health, economic and environmental benefits, but San Antonio's walkability is not improving. In fact, it's gotten worse.
How can we make San Antonio a more pedestrian-friendly city?
Guests:
- Dr. Laura McKieran, director of local data group CI:Now
- John Osten, member of the American Planning Association and American Institute of Certified Planners