Active transportation is a concept that needs to be better understood by Salt Lake Valley residents and elected officials alike if we want better air quality and better health for ourselves and our children.
We can only appreciate what we know and understand. Let’s get started coming to understand. What is active transport?
Active transportation facilitates productive walking, bicycling and use of public transit. This is different from “parks, trails and open space.” Bicycling trails and open space are recreational. While wonderful and necessary for a healthy community, they are not active transportation.
When citizens walk, bike and bus to accomplish a task or trip, that is “active” or “productive” transportation.