Walking: it’s good for your health, it’s zero-emission and it’s a great way to get to know a neighborhood from the ground up (pun intended). Now that the weather is [continue reading]
This post is by Sarah Schurtz from Metro’s Active Transportation team: Fall is here and that means it is time for Walktober! There are a lot of reasons to walk. [continue reading]
Walking: it’s good for your health, it’s a way to reduce your carbon footprint, and it’s a great way to discover — or rediscover — neighborhoods. During the month of October, also known as [continue reading]
I walk — a lot. Besides walking the dog every day for exercise, walking is how I get to the train station to commute to work, walking is how I get [continue reading]
Being stuck in traffic while trying to get to school is no fun for parent or child. So instead of driving, how about walking — like kids did for generations? Walking — or bicycling — is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle, and being able to start the day [continue reading]
It’s that time of year again, when pumpkin spice takes over the land and the air starts to feel just a little bit crisp. Hard pass on the pumpkin spice (eggnog only, thanks!), but I do plan on enjoying the cooling fresh air with a lot more walking…especially as it’s Walktober! [continue reading]
Photos: Peter Watkinson/Metro Thousands of schools across the country and in more than 40 other nations worldwide celebrate walking to school every “Walktober” and this morning, L.A. joined in with its first citywide Walk to School Day. Numerous schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District held events and organized [continue reading]
When I was in elementary school, I walked to school every day. I lived four blocks away and it just didn’t make any sense for my parents to drive me. These days, however, many parents prefer to drive their kids to school, despite living within walking distance. Well, October – [continue reading]
