More on Walk Arlington

[Bruce&Linda Dwyer]

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From: walkarlington at co.arlington.va.us 
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 7:30 PM
Subject: WALKArlington E-Letter - Please Share!



THE WALKARLINGTON PACER 
April 26, 2004 

For all the beautiful sunny days we've had of late, Mother Nature seems to be offering a few to test the Walking Spirit in all of us!  But look ahead: picture-perfect walking weather is not far off. Where might Wednesday's lunch hour or Saturday's find you?   

This e-mail.is intended to update you on items of interest to walkers. We hope your will visit many of the links listed here, and be inspired to walk Arlington at every opportunity! 

NEW ON THE WALKArlington WEBSITE!!!
WALKArlington INITIATIVES IN CIP PROPOSAL  By far the biggest news this month is the $10.2 million proposed by the County Manager for Capitol Improvement Project initiatives, ranging from the development of the Arterial Transportation Management program and the continuance of the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program to further enhancements to Arlington's trails, bikeways, and transit system.  

BALLSTON PILOT STUDY   Ballston is an area of Arlington where a LOT of walking happens--by day and by night. A study commissioned by the County to look at ways to improve the environment for walkers produced a report, "Ballston Sector Central Area Study: Pedestrian and Place-Making Improvements" by Charles Zucker ofLee and Associates, is now available in its entirety on the web. 

WALKING COMPANIONS   Tired of walking by yourself? Peruse the current list of Arlingtonians looking for others to walk with (arranged by neighborhood!) or add your name to the list.. 

WALKARLINGTON WELCOMES DAVID GOODMAN, URBAN DESIGNER   WALKArlington is very fortunate to have a new staff member who will be contributing to the walkability of Arlington through urban design.  Read about David and other news on the WALKArlington News page.

WALKABOUTS   With the addition of the Walk through Nauck, led by long-time Arlington resident and historian Dr. Alfred Taylor, the WALKArlington Walkabouts have grown to five.  Pick one out, walk it, and let us know how it went!  

ARLINGTON LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR PEDESTRIANS  A succint bibliography for walkers and anyone with a special interest in walkability, compiled by Government Reference Library and WALKArlington staff. 

NEW PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE  CHAIR  Peter Harnick has replaced Ellen Armbruster as chair of the Pedestrian Advisory Committee, following. Armbruster's appointment to the Transportation Commission.  Find out more about the PAC, and consider getting involved! 



IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED....

Some WALKArlington website favorites you might not yet know about!

WALKARLINGTON REPORT   The 2001 study by Todd Bressi and Jennifer McGregor which looked at the potential for increasing thewalkability of the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor through urban design and public art,  "WALKArlington: Places for Walking in the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor" is also once again online.  

QUICK LINKS  Check out the pull-down menu in the bottom right corner of the home page for a short list of our "bookmarked" pages you might want to check out, including a directory of County contacts and other resources for assistance with pedestrian-related issues; a list with maps of current sidewalk closures on developer projects, and a free, easily downloadable WALKArlington Screensaver that no walker should be without! 

THE WALKArlington E-MAIL LIST  In the event you received this E-Letter from someone, you can add yourself to the e-mail list at http://www.walkarlington.com/news/listserv.html.



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