What Osaka Taught Us About Raising Independent Kids And why we're now looking for a new home that gets it, too.

Great post! Even big cities can support children's #independentmobility

Yes, with safe infrastructure older adults who need more support and balance could travel independently by trike, especially in the suburbs, to their destinations outside of a metal box on wheels. #IndependentMobility #Health #WellBeing #SocialConnection

“We Take a Risk When We Allow Independent Mobility, but We Take a Risk When We Don’t”: Social-Ecological Factors Associated with Children’s Independent Mobility in Southern Alberta, Canada Introduction: Children’s independent mobility (IM) has significantly declined over the past century, raising concerns due to its positive associations with active transportation, physical activity, an...

📣 Hot off the press! Our new qualitative paper published in Active Travel Studies examines the factors associated with children's #independentmobility in Southern Alberta through the lenses of the social-ecological model and social-cognitive theory.

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Unlocking Freedom: How Biking Builds Independent Kids and Teens | League of American Bicyclists Children’s independent movement in the built environment has declined over the past several generations. Independent mobility is critical to kids and teens engaging in play, social connection, and phy...

Looking forward to present research on #independentmobility at this webinar.

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Yes, #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeEd #BikeBus #PedalBikes #E-Bikes #Freedom #IndependentMobility #Active #Outdoors #Fun #Healthy #PhysicalActivity #SocialConnection #Community #TransportationWellBeing

Yes, elected officials should be creating safe environments for children, older adults, and people with disabilities, to experience #Independence and #IndependentMobility. Why does society want to create so many roadblocks? #SocialConnection #CommunityBuilding 'When Driving Is Not An Option'

Older adults and active transportation. 'Age Friendly Transportation' #Walk #Bike #Roll #Transit #SafeStreets4All #TransportationWellBeing #IndependentMobility #SocialConnection #MultiModalCitizens @agefriendlyoh.bsky.social @outrider.org @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjvsfoT7vE

This week's IL newsletter: Saljol Rollators from TRP – Premium design meets everyday practicality in this new range of #Rollators supporting #IndependentMobility. #Saljol #TheRampPeople #Mobility #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity
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#IndependentMobility #TransportationWellBeing #Affordability

Would be great to see this in US cities, especially Cincinnati #TrafficGardens #BikeEd #BalanceBikes #BikeBuses #SafeStreets #SafeInfrastructure #ActiveKids #IndependentMobility #CivicEngagement #Community #TransportationWellBeing #MobilityEducation

Elected officials, law enforcement, health departments, and transportation departments, among others, should be doing everything they can to provide safe streets for kids. #Play #PhysicalActivity #IndependentMobility #Independence #Discovery #Curiousity #Resilience #Walk #Bike #Roll

Benefits of #eBikes for older adults, Getting to spend more quality time outdoors with the grandkids while biking to school. #TransportationWellbeing #PhysicalWellBeing #SocialWellbeing #FinancialWellBeing #IntergenerationalMobility #IndependentMobility

Yes, all kids should have opportunity for #MobilityEducation and #TransportationLiteracy during K-12. This is all about #TransportationWellBeing that supports the 'Well Being: The Five Essential Elements'. #IndependentMobility #Resilience

Just imagine all of the free time parents could have if their kids had #Independence and #IndependentMobility. The kind of thing that happens when elected officials make sure there is safe infrastructure and multi-modal transportation options.

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Christmas is full of messages about independence and goodwill, but what happens in January? The latest Homebrace blog explores why mobility support must last beyond the festive season.
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#BeyondChristmas #IndependentMobility #AssistiveTech

#Motonormativity is such a strong bias, resulting in many people seeing everything through the lens of #CarCulture. Nothing like trying to take #IndependentMobility away from the over 30 percent of people who don't drive. 'When Driving Is Not An Option'.

"Unlike the car, the e-cargo bike afforded a unique sensitivity to the natural world and local environment. This enabled parents to train their children in local geography and responsible mobility, thereby building their competences for independent mobility in the future..." #IndependentMobility

Yes, along with 'What about that person on a bike who rolled through a stop sign? Many folks doing some excellent work trying to push back on the #eBike bikelash. @bikabout.com doing some great work in Oregon. #SafeInfrastructure #SafeStreets4All #BikeEducation #IndependentMobility

Would be great if we lived in a country where kids, and parents, could feel safe about their kids walking/biking to school, or have access to taking a transit bus, if the school bus did not show. #IndependentMobility #TransportationWellBeing

#SafeInfrastructure, #BikeEd #BikeBus and #IndependentMobility for kids has many benefits, including [parents] being able to sleep in. #FreedomOfMovement #MobilityEducation #SafeStreets4All

Yes, lack of #Curiousity and #Discovery, along with #ConfirmationBias #Misinformation, often result in 'moral panic'. Also, #Motonormativity doesn't help. So many great stories out there that need to be communicated. #IndependentMobility for many older adults, if they are introduced to the concept.

Great to see a segment focused on overcoming #Motonormativity. Seems like a good foundation to start from and keep building. Shift the #Paradigm from priority to cars, to providing children with opportunities for #IndependentMobility #Play #Independence #SafeStreets4All

Children's perspectives and voices need to be included in the transportation/mobility discussion. We need safe infrastructure for children. Children need more physical activity and social interaction. Biking is great for both. #BikeBus #IndependentMobility www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Yes, #Places4People #Places4Kids #SafeStreets4All#Play #IndependentMobility and not priority to movement of cars/trucks #ChildSafeTraffic #MultiModalNormativity not #Motonormativity

Yes, bikes can put a smile on your face, and every kid in the US should have #Access to a bike. #Fun #Active #Social #BikeEd in school, #BalanceBikes #TrafficGardens #BikeBus #IndependentMobility #Independence #MultiModalCitizens

Wrestling with this issue this year as my route to bike to school with my granddaughter takes us across a four lane 55 mph state road running between two suburban neighborhoods. Can't get the speed reduced, can't get a signal, can't get traffic calming. Barriers to children's #IndependentMobility

We know that biking has physical, mental, social, and cognitive benefits, older adults along with eliminating the danger of a person who should not be operating a motor vehicle. How can we as advocates best address the issue of #IndependentMobility for older adults who want freedom of movement?

The US in general is failing to provide safe options for older adult to use in maintaining their #IndependentMobility. Lack of safe, reliable, affordable, transportation is an issue for the over 30 percent of people who can't drive, don't want to drive, or should not be driving.

Starting bike bus this year in effort to get kids outdoors, active and having fun. At the same time talking with parents about what could be if we had safe off road connected infrastructure for kids to use. #IndependentMobility for their child, and independence for both them and their child.

Yes, and as you know, if you want to make it easier on people over 70 to use other modes of transportation, start by providing other on time, reliable, easy to use, and afford, modes of transportation. Barriers to #IndependentMobility to the people who can't, should not, or don't want to drive.