Posts by Lynn Richards — Guest Contributor

Lynn Richards is President and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Previously, Richards had a long and distinguished career at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), holding multiple leadership roles over 13 years including Acting Director and Policy Director in the Office of Sustainable Communities.

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  Make it safe for our kids to walk or bike to school

  BicyclingBy Lynn Richards (Guest Contributor) October 8, 2014 17

  First week of middle school.  First bike ride to school.  First near-fatal encounter with the #1 killer of children—cars. That scary commute was my son’s experience when he began the 2014 school year in Arlington County. And it’s the same story throughout most US metropolitan areas. Isn’t it way past time we grant our children safe passage…  Keep reading…