December 2010 Blog Posts (4)
First Annual Christmas Day Marathon in NYC
The first annual Christmas Day Marathon will take place at 11:00AM on Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, New York City! This is a free, fee-less event. Mike Oliva (East Coast Greenway, Trail Coordinator) and friends are helping organize event. It's a marathon but walkers are…
ContinueAdded by Paul Kiczek on December 13, 2010 at 4:08pm — No Comments
Sign gives pedestrians the middle finger
An electronic pedestrian traffic light sign in Washington is getting the attention of local residents because it mistakenly gives them the middle finger.Click here for story.
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 3, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
U.S. Department of Transportation Supports Walk-Friendly Communities
U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood recently announced the Walk Friendly Communities (WFC) program, an initiative that "will recognize communities that are working to improve a wide range of conditions… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 1, 2010 at 4:12pm — No Comments
Motorists learn 'the hard way' about new pedestrian crosswalk law with police decoys
Since April of this year, the new pro-pedestrian law requires cars to stop within designated pedestrian crossings or face a $200 fine, court costs and 2 points against the driver's record. Now, the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety is providing grants from $10,000 to $12,000 in 2010-11 to several North Jersey police departments to run decoy programs where cops act as pedestrians to catch scofflaw drivers. That should get the driver's attention while protecting pedestrians and… Continue
Added by Paul Kiczek on December 1, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
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Just a few days ago, I noticed, maybe for the first time, the sounds of the Great Canal Walk. For most of the 40 miles and 15 hours that day there was an absence of sound in this body of water as still as glass on that calm day....
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Walk the Badlands
Join us on our first Freewalkers Tour Vacation in Sept, 2013 for a true Western adventure in South Dakota, Mt. Rushmore, Walk the Badlands and Deadwood. Get the full itinerary here. To learn more…
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Walking with Bobby Kennedy
Here's the story of how the 50-Mile Kennedy Walk happened from the Distant Thoughts Tumblr Blog.
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