Mark Fenton MS

Mark Fenton is a national public health, planning, and transportation expert. He hosted the "America's Walking" series on PBS television, and has been a consultant to the University of North Carolina’s National Center for Safe Routes to School. He was also a facilitator for the walkable community workshop series of the National Center for Bicycling and Walking. A former editor of WALKING magazine, Mark was a member of the United States national race walking team from 1986 to 1991, and competed in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Trials in the 50-kilometer (31-mile) race-walk. He studied biomechanics at the Massachusetts Institute Technology, where he earned BS and MS degrees, was a researcher at the Olympic Training Center’s Sports Science Laboratory in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and manager of Reebok's Human Performance Laboratory.

Mark has research publications and articles related to exercise science, physical activity promotion, and community level interventions. He's a vocal advocate for non-motorized transportation, a frequent consultant on bicycle and pedestrian community plans, and recognized authority on public health issues and the need for community, environmental, and public-policy initiatives to encourage more walking, bicycling, and transit use.