Apr
30
2:00 PM14:00
USA

Explore Enderly

  • corner of Parkway and Tuckaseegee Road (map)
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Join walk leader Greg Jarrell and community members as we highlight some favorite neighborhood spots in Enderly Park, discuss the markers of history in the neighborhood and look at some great examples of preserved housing from the 1920s through the 1950s. Walk highlights will include the site of the old Lakewood Amusement Park, the S.B. Alexander homesite, the neighborhood commercial center, and QC Family Tree.

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Turn off your phones and be present
Apr
29
4:30 PM16:30
USA

Turn off your phones and be present

We spend more time with screens than people. We will be waking around and enjoy nature in the park. The nature walk from the Urban Ecology Club is about reconnecting with nature and seeing the world from one's own personal lens. Our goal is to have teens and kids connect with their environment through observation. We hope that teens realize that there are many creative forms of observation, and in order to do that we must disconnect with electronic devices. Most peers our age,do not pay attention to nature and can miss out on seeing all the good things that there is in the world. Come join us in Sugar House park, phone-less!

See you there!

Asma, Hibba, and Fatima

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Walkability in Holladay
Apr
29
3:45 PM15:45
USA

Walkability in Holladay

We will be walking around our neighborhood in Holladay and trying to decipher how walkable it is. 

Downtown Holladay has developed over the years with new shops, restaurants and businesses. It is a close-knit neighborhood that encourages people to walk instead of drive. We would like to encourage our peers to continue this tradition, while also checking out the walkability of the neighborhood. We will also observe and discuss other characteristics of the neighborhood while walking and how we can personally contribute to creating a livable, healthy, and sustainable city. Come join us for frozen yogurt afterwards!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Leena, Raeya, and Lhyba

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Apr
22
6:00 PM18:00
USA

Charlotte Neighborhood Walking Tour: Elizabeth

  • 1609 Elizabeth Avenue Charlotte, North Carolina USA (map)
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Join neighborhood leader Nancy Albert and the Charlotte Museum of History as we highlight some favorite spots in the historic Elizabeth neighborhood. Elizabeth is Charlotte’s second streetcar suburb and the location of the city’s first public park. The neighborhood was home to residents who made a listing impression on the city. We will begin and end the walk at Earl’s Grocery with a reception following. Due to its popularity, this walk is full.

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Apr
20
11:30 AM11:30
USA

Phoenix, Arizona: (Re)Developing Phoenix

In celebration of Jane's Walk "Month," we'll take a walk through downtown Phoenix highlighting the new and old residential areas that make up our city. The walk will take a path through the Roosevelt Row Arts District, an area currently booming with new residential projects, as well as walking past some of the first residential spaces of the area.

Jane’s Walk is a citizen-led walk meant to help people explore, learn, and talk about their community. It was inspired by the urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs, who wrote about community based approaches to city planning. She valued local residents having input in their city’s design, the importance of density, and creating pedestrian friendly streets.

Join us in celebrating Jane Jacobs's life and legacy as well as learning a bit more of the history of the city we call home. The walk will start at 6:30pm on May 11th. We will meet in front of the sculpture "Release the Fear" adjacent to the Roosevelt light rail station, located between 1st Ave and Central on Roosevelt. This event is free to the public.

Date & Time:  Wednesday, May 11, 2016; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday, June 14, 2014

Event Start/End:
The event will start at 116 W Roosevelt St,
and end at 915 N Central Ave.

Host: Chelsea Smith, 
Jane's Walk Phoenix - https://www.facebook.com/JanesWalkPhx/ This Could Be Phoenix - http://thiscouldbephx.com/ Thunderdome Neighborhood Association for Non-Auto Mobility - https://www.facebook.com/PhxThunderdome/

Contact Info:
Chelsea Smith
chelsea.smith05@gmail.com
501-354-1556

Theme: Walking

Accessibility: This event is accessible and open to Wheelchairs, Bicycles, Seniors, Children.

Registration: All are welcome, but Please RSVP by going to Jane's Walk Phoenix's event Facebook page -- http://bit.ly/1oYv3MZ

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New Orleans, Louisiana: Levee Breach Bike Tour
Apr
16
9:00 AM09:00
USA

New Orleans, Louisiana: Levee Breach Bike Tour

The bike tour starts at City Park. On safe biking routes, cyclists start by riding along scenic Bayou St. John to the Levee Exhibit Hall and Garden at the east breach of the London Avenue Canal. The next site is a pump station and then a ride along scenic Lake Pontchartrain to the 17th Street Canal breach in the Lakeview neighborhood. Cyclists can view the breach sites and also the neighborhoods affected by the failure of levees designed and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Finally, everyone will bike back through City Park. The bike tour is 12 miles. You must bring your own bike. The Levee Breach Bike Tour is a healthy way to learn more about the worst civil engineering disaster in the history of the United States.

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Salt Lake City, Utah: Exploring public spaces on the University of Utah Campus
Apr
13
12:00 PM12:00
USA

Salt Lake City, Utah: Exploring public spaces on the University of Utah Campus

  • 1705 Campus Center Drive Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 United States (map)
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What make a successful public space? During this walk we will discuss the answer by exploring public spaces on the University of Utah Campus. We will identify with various plazas/public spaces (all relatively close to each other) that are used on a regular basis by students, staff, and faculty.

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Salt Lake City, Utah: Copenhagenize University of Utah Rolling Workshop
Apr
6
9:30 AM09:30
USA

Salt Lake City, Utah: Copenhagenize University of Utah Rolling Workshop

Bring your bikes and helmets and join us for a bike ride through campus with Mikael Colville-Andersen, urban mobility expert and one of the leading voices in global urbanism. He is an influential and much sought after keynote speaker and is the key figure in the company. He consults client cities & governments and also applies his marketing expertise on communication campaigns promoting bicycles as transport.

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Chapel Hill & Carrboro, North Carolina: Dream up Downtown: Hidden in Plain Sight
Apr
4
6:30 PM18:30
USA

Chapel Hill & Carrboro, North Carolina: Dream up Downtown: Hidden in Plain Sight

  • 179 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC, 27514 United States (map)
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Have you ever wondered why manhole covers have the patterns they do? What about the shape of the bicycle rack you use every day? The width of the sidewalk outside your favorite coffee shop? Walk with us as we explore the almost invisible physical design features of downtown that are essential to the functioning of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

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