| What are Walk/Ride Days?
The Green Streets Initiative is
best known for the creation of monthly Walk/Ride Days. Walk/Ride Days
occur on the last Friday of every month. On these days people
everywhere are invited to go, and wear green!
Our vision is to create a monthly
city-wide party, which celebrates alternative transportation, gives
people an opportunity to make community connections, and promotes a
festive local atmosphere.
Who is Involved?
Anyone and Everyone! Walk/Ride Days draw from many sectors of
participating communities; from schools and universities, to businesses
and retailers. We began in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and quickly
spread into Somerville, and Medford. We are now moving into the Boston
area and have gotten started in Portland Maine portlandgreenstreets.org and West Brigford England www.greenstreetswb.blogspot.com. We are constantly expanding to other areas and we need a lot of help.
Volunteering with Green Streets
is an easy and rewarding way to give back to your community. If you
want to learn more about how to get involved visit our page: How to Get Involved.
Rewards and Sponsorships:
One unique and popular feature of
Walk/Ride Days, is Green Streets' innovative idea to include local
businesses in the celebrations! On Walk/Ride Day, people who wear and go green are
eligible to partake in a host of rewards. These rewards include
everything from discounts at local retailers, to the chance to win
prizes in our on-line raffle. We call these businesses our Sponsors.
To learn more about becoming a sponsor visit our page For Retail Sponsors. To learn who our sponsors are click on the links by city: Cambridge, Somerville, Medford.
What Next?
Our approach to involving such a
large number of people in one movement, is to ask individual citizens
to bring Green Streets into their workplaces, community organizations,
and schools. Therein, these individuals acts as coordinators for our
efforts. This model asks diverse groups of people to take action into
their own hands through a community-oriented approach. And we need you to be involved!
Our Website is one of our tools
for organizing. Please use it, and all the information we have
provided, to spread the word about Green Streets by:
Just participate in Walk/Ride Days by wearing and going green on the last Friday of every month!
Please also feel free to contact us for more information: walk-ride-days@comcast.net
Happy Movements!
The Green Streets' Team. |
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