Coloradoans are the Fittest — but still Drive Too Much.
By Steve Casimiro, Adventure Journal on February 24th, 2012
Coloradoans are the fittest folks in the nation, but they — or at least Denverites — don’t walk enough. And there’s a new effort to make the city more pedestrian friendly. The city’s goal is to have 15 percent of folks commuting by bike or foot within the next eight years, up from the current six percent, but how they’ll get there isn’t clear. Transportation bills currently in Congress would slash money for cycling and walking programs. Much of the responsibility will fall on volunteer advocates like Gosia Kung, who created Walk Denver to encourage, cajole, and nag.
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