Cleveland Walk & Roll Information

[KJP]

Visit the event website at:  http://www.walkandrollcleveland.com/about.asp

Here is an RTA press release about the event....

RTA News
July 26, 2006

Ride RTA to the Walk and Roll on Aug. 6 and 13

CLEVELAND – On two Sundays, Aug. 6 and Aug. 13, take a break from rising gas prices and ride RTA to Walk and Roll Cleveland.

Each day, Martin Luther King Boulevard will be closed to cars from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. People can experience the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and MLK Boulevard in a new perspective -- walking, biking, cycling, jogging, rollerblading or baby strolling.

Car traffic will be detoured to East Boulevard, which will be clearly marked. Guides will be there to answer questions.

Other activities are planned, including:

Plays by Cleveland Public Theatre
Inline skating lessons by North Coast Inline Skating School
Music by new artists
Chalk art festivities
History tours of the cultural gardens
Bicycle safety classes by ClevelandBikes
Yoga & Tai Chi
Ultimate Frisbee tournament
Ethnic dancing

For more information on the event, click here ... http://www.walkandrollcleveland.com/about.asp

Riders can take the Red Line ( http://www.riderta.com/pdf/66X.pdf ) to University Circle station and can board the Circle Link shuttle.

For help with your travel schedule, use RTA’s automated trip planner.

[musky]

Updated for 2007

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Walk + Roll off this Sunday
Posted by Steven Litt July 30, 2007 16:32PM
Categories: Breaking News

Notice to all lovers of Rockefeller Park in Cleveland: This Sunday's Walk + Roll event in the park has been cancelled because Lois Moss, director of the project, failed to meet city deadlines for permits to close Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

[MayDay]

Bless her heart - I'm hoping to get to one of the later events, and kudos for taking the blame gracefully and simply.

[musky]

Can a moderator (or the author KJP) change the thread title so the date does not show anymore?

[musky]

^Thanks.


Just received a message from Lois Moss. It looks like they were able to resolve the issues and there will be an event this weekend.

As soon as I get more info, I will pass it on.

[MyTwoSense]

good for them!

[JeffreyT]

Probably from the same e-mail that Musky got:

Cleveland, Ohio – Back by popular demand, Walk+Roll Cleveland is bringing you car-free days in the park.  Sunday Aug 5 and Sunday Aug 12,  a 2-mile portion of MLK Jr Dr will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10am to 6pm so that people can walk, run, rollerblade, bicycle, unicycle or wheelchair through Cleveland’s magnificent Rockefeller Park and its unique Cultural Gardens. With enough positive feedback from the community, Aug 19, Aug 26 and Sept 23 will also become Walk+Roll Sundays.

The organizers are hoping that the community will come together and share their talents to make the event even more special. All community groups, schools, artists, musicians, youth activity coordinators or senior groups that can create free activities during the upcoming Sunday events are welcome and encouraged to participate.

The project has received tremendous media coverage for this car-free initiative, including a feature in Continental Airlines inflight magazine. With 43,000 employees and over 5,000,000 passengers a month, a large number of people will read about this Cleveland project that promotes community connections, urban neighborhoods, diversity, alternative transportation, healthy living, and vibrant public places.


For more information, to sign up as a performer or volunteer, see www.walkroll.com

[KJP]

Can a moderator (or the author KJP) change the thread title so the date does not show anymore?

Sorry. Didn't see your message until now. Glad that a mod could take care of it.

[musky]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 2, 2007

“Walk+Roll Cleveland”
                                                         
 

Media contact: Lois Moss

Phone: 216-870-0057

Email: lois@walkroll.com

www.walkroll.com

Cleveland, Ohio – Back by popular demand, Walk+Roll Cleveland is bringing you car-free days in the park.  Sunday Aug 5 and Sunday Aug 12,  a 2-mile portion of MLK Jr Dr will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10am to 6pm so that people can walk, run, rollerblade, bicycle, unicycle or wheelchair through Cleveland’s magnificent Rockefeller Park and its unique Cultural Gardens. With enough positive feedback from the community, Aug 19, Aug 26 and Sept 23 will also become Walk+Roll Sundays.
 
The organizers are hoping that the community will come together and share their talents to make the event even more special. All community groups, schools, artists, musicians, youth activity coordinators or senior groups that can create free activities during the upcoming Sunday events are welcome and encouraged to participate.
 
The project has received tremendous media coverage for this car-free initiative, including a feature in Continental Airlines inflight magazine. With 43,000 employees and over 5,000,000 passengers a month, a large number of people will read about this Cleveland project that promotes community connections, urban neighborhoods, diversity, alternative transportation, healthy living, and vibrant public places.

 
For more information, to sign up as a performer or volunteer, see www.walkroll.com

 

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[MayDay]

From cleveland.com
by Roxanne Washington
Wednesday August 20, 2008, 6:32 PM

Weekend events highlight Cleveland's Cultural Gardens


Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, August 24th.
1 p.m. -- Miles 4 Melanoma kicks off a 15,000-mile bicycle adventure to the tip of South America.
1 to 3 p.m. -- Hungarian Garden 70th-year rededication ceremony.
3:30 p.m. -- British Garden rededication ceremony.
4:30 p.m. -- Opera performance at the Italian Garden.

Click for PDF of the Cultural Gardens: http://blog.cleveland.com/insideout_impact/2008/08/21HGCultural.pdf

The stretch of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that slices through Rockefeller Park will be closed to automobile traffic most of Sunday. But not because of orange barrels.

Bicycles -- most likely a slew of them -- and numerous pedestrians are expected to crowd the usually sparsely visited park for an event called Walk+Roll Cleveland.

More at cleveland.com
http://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/weekend_events_highlight_cleve.html

[Vulpster03]

I just purchased a new bicycle on Friday - from Fredriech's on Lorain & Fulton which I highly recommend - and I am so disappointed that I couldn't make this event.