A More Walkable World: Ideas to get us moving

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🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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We know walking is good for our bodies, our communities, and our planet. But our car-centric cities and screen-filled lives keep us sitting. Can we change? This hour, ideas to get us moving. Guests include author Vybarr Cregan-Reid, computer historian Laine Nooney, exercise physiologist Keith Diaz, urban planner Jeff Speck, activists John Francis and Vanessa Garrison.

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1:01.0	I'm Manouche Zamorodi and I am walking because today on the show a more walkable
1:09.0	world throughout the hour ideas to get us moving more from the latest in urban planning
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