Social Equity Benefits of Walking

"If you believe that society should strive to promote equality and happiness, you push to make your
roads integrated and humane, from space for walking to space for cars and transit. And in my mind,
the most advanced cities are the ones with the best-quality sidewalks."1
Enrique Pealosa,
former mayor of Bogot, Colombia, and president of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

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