Let's Roll
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For details about "BE BRIGHT AT NIGHT" which is currently featured on Groupon, go HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walk+Roll works to encourage and remind people to walk and bicycle in their daily lives by: - Organizing human-powered neighborhood events that combine fun with active living, learning, participating and alternative transportation. - Advocating with politicians and community leaders so that they consider cyclists and pedestrians in public policy. - Promoting biking and walking through press releases and outreach to the media. Walking and cycling rather than driving - particularly for short distances - saves money, improves physical and emotional health, decreases smog, improves neighborhood safety and encourages social interaction which builds community. From the Founder, December 2010:In the future, Walk+Roll's work in Ohio will be scaled back because Lois Moss, W+R's founder and Director, will be living in Portland, Oregon. There will be at least one Walk+Roll street-based event in Cleveland next year: Slavic Village is already planning their free celebration of walking, bicycling and community! When I sold my half of Century Cycles five years ago, the vision didn't include starting a non-profit corporation that would organize free community events and focus on advocacy work for bicyclists and pedestrians. After five years toiling on this unpaid labor of love, it is time for a bit more balance in my life. NE Ohio is at a tipping point regarding bicycling and pedestrian issues and I will stay invovled as much as possible electronically. My e-mail and cell phone will be the same plus I still own a house in Cleveland and will always have strong ties here. There are a number of brilliant, energetic and inspired people in NE Ohio and I will do all that I can from afar to help and support them. I wish all the best for the hardworking, creative, grassroots individuals who put their energy, talents, hearts, minds and souls into Cleveland and NE Ohio. I don't know if I'm Old Guard, New School or something inbetween, but I hope both groups continue working towards understanding each other and striving to make NE Ohio a better place for everyone. Walk+Roll currently contracts with "Bicycling Magazine" on their nationwide BikeTown program. W+R would be happy to discuss project-based work for other organizations or businesses, in NE Ohio or in other locations. Please help keep things moving forward by being part of making NE Ohio better for bicyclists and pedestrians: ** Ride your bike. Walk more. Respect other road users. Be a Bike Buddy to someone who is new to cycling. ** Tell elected officials and community leaders that bicycling and walking are important. Write a Letter to the Editor. Attend a public meeting. Vote for people who understand that bicycling and walking are indicators of a vibrant, healthy and prosperous community. ** Support the grassroots people who put their hearts and souls into trying to make NE Ohio a better place for everyone. Send a donation, no matter how small. Tell these grassroots people "Thank You."
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