Car-Free Local Trips
Think Differently About Your Mobility
Almost half of the trips in America can be completed within a 20-minute bike ride, more than a quarter are within a 20-minute walk.
Sponsoring Organizations
- Bay Colony Rail Trail
- Eat Well, Be Fit
- Friends of Woods and Waters
- Green Needham
- League of Women Voters - Needham, Transportation Group
- Needham Bikes
- Needham Historical Society
- Needham Park & Rec
- Needham Transportation Committee
- Parent Talk
- Safe Routes to School
Other ways to follow...
Forum
Needham in Motion Logo 4 Replies
Started by Tad Staley. Last reply by Susan McGarvey Feb 28, 2010.
Car Free Day, Sptember 22 1 Reply
Started by Harvey N. Winchester. Last reply by Tad Staley Jan 29, 2010.
Join the Needham in Motion Challenge
Needham in Motion is a town-wide campaign to encourage residents of all ages to choose clean transportation, such as walking and biking.
There are Many Benefits to Active Transportation
- Health: encouraging more active lifestyles
- Community: promoting the town's identity of activity, responsibility and friendliness
- Environment: reducing the town's transportation-related carbon footprint
- Traffic: lowering the number of cars on the road
- Enjoyment: being outside and active
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Blog Posts
How "bicyle and pedestrian friendly" is Needham?
Posted by Harvey N. Winchester on April 7, 2010 at 3:55pm — 3 Comments
Park Once, Shop at Multiple Stores
Posted by Tad Staley on April 6, 2010 at 10:17pm
Introducing Needham in Motion
Posted by Tad Staley on April 5, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
MassBike Announces Bay State Bike Week, May 17-23
Posted by Tad Staley on March 6, 2010 at 12:30pm
Consider
Posted by aegisrider on March 5, 2010 at 4:27pm
Choose Car-Free Local Trips
Posted by Susan McGarvey on March 5, 2010 at 1:00pm
Active Community Transportation Act of 2010
Posted by Tad Staley on March 3, 2010 at 4:30pm
The Bicycle Commuter Act
Posted by aegisrider on February 10, 2010 at 10:26am
Biking and Walking Benchmark report 2010
Posted by aegisrider on February 3, 2010 at 9:18am
Study Finds Biking, Walking Save Lives
Posted by aegisrider on January 29, 2010 at 11:18am
Walkable (red) and Bikable (blue) Addresses in Needham
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Ross Donald commented on Harvey N. Winchester's blog post How "bicyle and pedestrian friendly" is Needham?"Here's a five minute animated version of the story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6HAA_tVdwM
and a written copy of the original
http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/files/pedestrian-by-bradbury-1.pdf
Let's all meet at the Psychiatric Center for…"
Harvey N. Winchester commented on Harvey N. Winchester's blog post How "bicyle and pedestrian friendly" is Needham?"Yes, that's the article. Have you read the Ray Bradbury story? It was based on a similar incident sixty years ago. We had to either read it in ninth grade English, or perhaps the teacher read it outloud to us, anyway, it, and Thoreau's…"
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