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We're All Heading Somewhere New: Monday Morning Videos

Ease into your Monday morning with inspiration and practical

By Stefanie Seskin, March 7, 2011

Ease into your Monday morning with inspiration and practical advice from experts in transforming community streets.

First up is Dan Burden, director of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute and walkability superstar. He speaks on community vitality and the importance of public participation in crafting a more lively, people-focused future.

Jana Lynott, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor at AARP’s Public Policy Institute, goes into detail on Complete Streets in the below series of videos. She talks about why communities are looking toward their streets to help solve multiple challenges, the kinds of changes they’re making in the quest for a network of complete streets, and why AARP is supporting communities in this work.

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Planning Complete Streets

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