This morning I attended a very interesting presentation by Dan Burden, the guru of walking/biking communities. Sarasota and Bradenton have a wealth of water ways and water fronts and water activities. The livability of our communities depends on the future success of our civic leaders further developing these fine cities into walkable/bikable communities. Sarasota, St. Armand's and Bradenton Beach have led the way with their wonderful walkability and Bradenton is working hard to develop it's riverfront and downtown. There are lots of wonderful ideas, including public art and social gathering areas and volunteerism that need the support of the community.
Mr Burden has a wonderful web site http://www.walklive.org/ that I recommend. This concept embraces many walks of life...public health, social services, transportation, commercial and residential real estate, merchants, store owners and governmental workers...all working in concert to encourage developing our downtowns as destinations and not as cities to drive through.
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