{"id":31494,"date":"2018-02-08T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=31494"},"modified":"2018-02-01T22:54:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T06:54:29","slug":"video-vancouver-right-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2018\/02\/08\/video-vancouver-right-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Vancouver: The Right to Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18200\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/video-van_feature-VAN.gif\" alt=\"Video Vancouver\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/234826824\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"The Right to Walk\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetfilms.org\/the-right-to-walk\/\">Streetfilms<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Every person has the right to walk. Choosing to move on foot \u2014 to work, school, or the market \u2014 should be safe and easy for urban residents. Yet city streets are increasingly being built for high-speed, personal vehicles, with hazardous intersections and narrow or nonexistent sidewalks. In many cities, simply getting anywhere by foot has become a dangerous: thousands of pedestrians are killed on the world\u2019s roads each week.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy works around the world to ensure safety and accessibility for all road users, including the most vulnerable. Pedestrians, wheelchair users, children, and the elderly deserve the right to walk safely and comfortably to their destinations. Reshaping our cities to encourage walking is part of building a sustainable future, and avoiding the high costs to build and maintain urban highways. Building better spaces for walking saves lives, emissions, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itdp.org\/library\/standards-and-guides\/tod3-0\/\">promotes urban equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ITDP\u2019s work around the world \u2013 in Mexico, China, Brazil, and across Africa \u2013 promotes the safety and priority of those on foot. It\u2019s time to put pedestrians front and center. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/itdp.org\/\">itdp.org<\/a>\u00a0and connect with ITDP on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ITDP.org\/\">Facebook<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITDP_HQ\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Streetfilms: Every person has the right to walk. Choosing to move on foot \u2014 to work, school, or the market \u2014 should be safe and easy for urban residents. Yet city streets are increasingly being built for high-speed, personal vehicles, with hazardous intersections and narrow or nonexistent sidewalks. 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