Wisconsin legislators draft a bill to change senior driver license renewals after 12-year-old Emmet Zodrow was run over and killed in a June crash. His family speaks to NBC 26 about the development.
This is why it’s important for people of all ages to support transit and walkable cities.
Cities and towns should not be designed for the demographic of people physically abled to drive. Nor should they be designed solely for the car.
Once we get older, most of us will loose our independence and be stuck at home as a result. If you live in a sea of single family homes locates in suburbia you won’t be able to get anywhere.
I would recommend you try and challenge yourself to navigate your neighborhood through the eyes of a elderly person or even that of a small child.
How walkable is your neighborhood, are there any car free areas or neighborhoods close by? Do you feel safe walking to the bakery, do you feel safe walking to the pharmacy.
What is the closest coffee shop and restaurant to you. Can you walk safely to the mall and school. Look for any uneven sidewalks and highsteps, is it comfortable to navigatable in a wheelchair or pushing a walker?
This is why it’s important for people of all ages to support transit and walkable cities.
Cities and towns should not be designed for the demographic of people physically abled to drive. Nor should they be designed solely for the car.
Once we get older, most of us will loose our independence and be stuck at home as a result. If you live in a sea of single family homes locates in suburbia you won’t be able to get anywhere.
I would recommend you try and challenge yourself to navigate your neighborhood through the eyes of a elderly person or even that of a small child.
How walkable is your neighborhood, are there any car free areas or neighborhoods close by? Do you feel safe walking to the bakery, do you feel safe walking to the pharmacy.
What is the closest coffee shop and restaurant to you. Can you walk safely to the mall and school. Look for any uneven sidewalks and highsteps, is it comfortable to navigatable in a wheelchair or pushing a walker?