America Walks

... and the connection between transportation and civil rights advocacy.

Freedom To Move: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Walkability
🗓️ March 5, 2026 | 2pm ET / 11 am PT
Register: buff.ly/S1Vcnol

Nailah Pope-Harden and Erica Gilmore

🔹 Nailah Pope-Harden, Deputy Director, Equity & Tribal Affairs, Caltrans
🔹 Erica Gilmore, Trustee of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

They’ll discuss their experiences with immigration enforcement and its effects on their communities... ⤵️

Abdullahi Abdulle and José de Jesús Leal

Join us for #FreedomToMove: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Walkability, featuring:

🔹 Abdullahi Abdulle, Founder & CEO, Humanize MN, and former elected official
🔹 José de Jesús Leal, Principal Landscape Architect and Native Nation Building Studio Director, MIG, Inc. 🧵⤵️

📢 Grant Opportunity 📢 Our friends at @AARPLivable are accepting applications for their 2026 #AARPCommunityChallenge grant program through March 4 for tangible projects that spark change & improve quality of life for all in communities nationwide!

More: buff.ly/lhEiBYn

🌟🎓️Making Streets for Everyone scholarships are available!

Decision makers looking for the tools, knowledge, and confidence to advance walkable, people-first communities can reach out to social@americawalks.org for more info.

Learn more + register: buff.ly/A6D7gaX

photos of the tide to town trail promoting the story of how it is being built

photos of the tide to town trail promoting the story of how it is being built

#WalkingCollege graduate Armand Turner is helping to bring Tide to Town, an expansive, long-planned active transportation network that will span 30+ miles, to life in Savannah, Georgia! #ActivePeople

Read our latest blog to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/pvuQX6y

People walking across a street under text promoting enrollment for making streets for everyone a walkability workshop for elected and government officials

There’s still time to register for Making Streets for Everyone: A Walkability Workshop for Elected + Government Leaders!

Learn from transportation experts + get the knowledge, tools + confidence you need to advance walkable communities!

Register: buff.ly/wzFcXge

Our speakers will discuss their experiences with immigration enforcement and its effects on their communities, and the connection between transportation and civil rights advocacy.

Register: buff.ly/kJd8BiH

🔹 Abdullahi Abdulle, transportation planner and former elected official living in Minnesota
🔹 José de Jesús Leal, Principal Landscape Architect with MIG, Inc. in Sacramento
🔹 Nailah Pope-Harden, a former non-profit advocate now working in equity and tribal affairs for Caltrans

people in a crosswalk under text promoting freedom to move the impact of immigration enforcement on walkability

📢 Everyone deserves the right to move freely, safely and with dignity in their communities.

On March 5, join us for #FreedomToMove: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Walkability, featuring America Walks board members 🧵⤵️

two people, one in a wheelchair, in a crosswalk underneath text that announces a last chance call for 2026 walking college applications

👟LAST CHANCE to apply for the 2026 #WalkingCollege!

Submit your application TODAY to join an online cohort of community champions, leaders, and mentors working to create real change in their communities through walkability! #ActivePeople ➡️ buff.ly/WLdxMY1

📢 Grant Opportunity 📢 Our friends at @AARPLivable are accepting applications for their 2026 #AARPCommunityChallenge grant program through March 4 for tangible projects that spark change & improve quality of life for all in communities nationwide!

More: buff.ly/lhEiBYn

Every conversation about safety adds up

Making Streets for Everyone: Walkability Workshop Learn how elected and agency leaders can create safer, healthier, walkable communities through expert-led workshops on street design, policy, and public engagement.

Program details:
🗓 Starts March 20
💻 4 live sessions (1 hour each)
$400 per participant

Register now to secure your spot, enrollment is limited! ➡️ buff.ly/kynUMPv

This paid opportunity will connect you with national transportation experts to learn…
✅ Street design 101
✅ Policy & funding strategies that work
✅ Real-world examples you can apply immediately
✅ How to communicate the benefits of walkability to get buy-in

‼️Details ⤵️

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👟👩🏿‍🦼🚶🏼‍♀️🏙️ How we design streets shapes safety, health & local economies.

Making Streets for Everyone is a virtual workshop series for elected & government leaders ready to advance walkable, people-first communities!

Register here: buff.ly/kynUMPv + learn more ⤵️!

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#IntelligentSpeedAssistance (ISA) is gaining attention as a powerful tool to prevent speed-related crashes – but how can public agencies + advocates move from concept to actual implementation? Join @visionzeronet's webinar on Feb. 19 to learn!

Register: buff.ly/LP02iEu

a graphic promoting vision zero's isa in practice webinar

IntelligentSpeedAssistance is gaining attention as a powerful tool to prevent speed-related crashes – but how can public agencies + advocates move from concept to actual implementation and real road safety results?

Join Vision Zero's webinar on Feb. 19 to learn! ➡️ Register: buff.ly/LP02iEu

two people at a crosswalk under text that promotes the extension of the 2026 walking college application deadline to february 23

‼️👟 #WalkingCollege application DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Submit your application by Feb. 23 to join an online cohort of advocates, leaders, and mentors working to create real change in their communities through walkability and accessibility! #ActivePeople ➡️ buff.ly/WLdxMY1

🌟👟Apply now for the 2026 #WalkingCollege!

This online program unites community champions to enhance walkability. Fellows gain leadership skills, mentorship, and actionable plans for community change! #ActivePeople

🗓️Apply by February 16 ➡️ buff.ly/trr1aoR

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🌟🎉 Thank you to everyone who applied for the #CommunityChangeGrant program!

We are reviewing submissions and will be in touch with recipients soon! 🌟🎉

a graphic promoting vision zero's isa in practice webinar

IntelligentSpeedAssistance is gaining attention as a powerful tool to prevent speed-related crashes – but how can public agencies + advocates move from concept to actual implementation and real road safety results?

Join Vision Zero's webinar on Feb. 19 to learn! ➡️ Register: buff.ly/LP02iEu

‼️ LAST CHANCE to apply for the #CommunityChangeGrant program!

This is your community’s chance to receive a $2,000 grant for projects related to healthy, active, and engaged places to live, work, and play. #ActivePeople

Apply TODAY by 10pmET/7pmPT: buff.ly/osYthPV

Modeling Lost Property Value Adjacent to the I-10 Elevated Urban Freeway in New Orleans Urban3's analysis reveals that I-10 along Claiborne Ave through the neighborhoods of Treme and Seventh Ward in New Orleans impacts redlined communities and causes myriad negative impacts.

The Claiborne Expressway costs $30 million in lost property tax revenue per year. It is not the only harm, but it highlights one way highways hurt urban prosperity. urban3.substack.com/p/i10-lost-v...

AARP Community Challenge AARP Community Challenge grants help communities become more livable for people of all ages

🌟 Our friends at @AARPLivable are accepting applications for their 2026
#AARPCommunityChallenge grant program through March 4. 🗓️

The program aims to spark change & improve quality of life for all with quick-action projects.

Learn more and apply: buff.ly/lhEiBYn

🌟👟Apply now for the 2026 #WalkingCollege!

This online program unites community champions to enhance walkability. Fellows gain leadership skills, mentorship, and actionable plans for community change! #ActivePeople

🗓️Apply by February 16 ➡️ buff.ly/trr1aoR

Apply for the 2026 Community Change Grant Program Learn about the 2026 Community Change Grant program, hosted by America Walks, to support communities leading the way.

Applications are open for the 2025 #CommunityChangeGrant program! Learn more and apply (deadline February 10!): buff.ly/F0MOi4t

Funded in part by a #CommunityChangeGrant, studioMAIN’s Cumberland Ave pop-up project reimagined a street into a vibrant pedestrian space!

With local partners + creative activation, this temporary redesign sparked a vision for lasting change in downtown Little Rock. #ActivePeople

➡️ buff.ly/slRdA8W

Applications are open for the next round of the #CommunityChangeGrant
program!

This is your community’s chance to receive a $2,000 grant for projects related to
healthy, active + engaged places to live, work, and play. #ActivePeople

Apply through Feb. 10: buff.ly/sgIV1Xd

🌟👟Apply now for the 2026 #WalkingCollege!

This online program unites community champions to enhance walkability. Fellows gain leadership skills, mentorship, and actionable plans for community change! #ActivePeople

🗓️Apply by February 16 ➡️ buff.ly/trr1aoR