Posts tagged Children
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National links: Noise pollution from traffic hurts children’s brains
Traffic noise pollution negatively impacts children’s brain development. Cities need to rethink their approach to retail land use regulations. Caltrans views highway expansion as being aligned with the state’s climate goals. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vienna passes ordinance to expand tree canopy
Vienna passes a tree preservation and canopy expansion ordinance. Unaffordable housing may be leading to out-migration in Washington region. Prince George’s County partners with locally based national nonprofit to build more playgrounds Keep reading…
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Your playbook for starting a family biking group
As a family biking group celebrates a year of safe, community-building rides around Capitol Hill, one of the organizers explains how it’s done. Keep reading…
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Old Enough! DC edition: what a kids’ independent errand says about our built environment
In some countries, it’s normal for kids to undertake errands on their own from a young age. Their built environment and culture prioritize their safety and ability to navigate independently. But American patterns of land use don’t encourage the same level of independence. The author sent her children on an errand to see how they’d manage on their own. Keep reading…
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The school bus of the future isn’t a physical bus
Arlington and Richmond students join their fellow scholars, caregivers, and school staff around the country who benefit from walking and biking school buses. Keep reading…