HELP! What can i add to this!!?? The recent election spotlights how fractured America has become. Thankfully, walking offers one simple way to connect with one another. Sidewalks, streets, trails and other places we travel on
foot are common ground literally, commons we all share. They are among the few places where
Americans of many backgrounds come together face-to-face, giving us the chance to smile, wave,
talk and get to know someone different than ourselves. It is much harder to fear, hate, dismiss or
ignore people you cross paths with every day.
An immediate need for healing America's fissures the first step toward working together to
make justice, peace, economic equity, environmental protection and civility our common goal-
is gathering diverse people in the same place. We must create safe and comfortable places to walk
where people of all races, religions, incomes, ages and political views, from cities, suburbs and small
towns, can interact.