Walking articles, stories, links:

City Walk is a unique six-part series that reveals the way walking is transforming cities across America, and in the process, re-connecting us to our bodies, our civic values and public space.
Don't live in Los Angeles?
Watch it consecutive Thursdays nationally on LinkTV (Direct TV and Dish Network)!
See streaming episodes and shorts on kcet.org/citywalk!
The LA Times selected City Walk as a TV Highlight for the premiere episode.
"This new series celebrates the walkability of American cities. Featured in the premiere are
Pasadena; Washington, D.C. and a park in Manhattan."
For more information please go to:
Press Release
KCET
LinkTV

Easing Brain Fatigue With a Walk in the Park by Gretchen Reynolds
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/easing-brain-fatigue-with-a-walk-in-the-park/?smid=fb-share

Dave Brown, VP of the AVA’s Liberty Bell Wanderers (you guessed it – based in
Philadelphia) was dealt a tragic blow in August 2011 when his wife of four decades succumbed to ovarian cancer. Brown’s grief overwhelmed him for some time, but like any AVA member, he decided there was something to do about it – go walking.
Thanks to Mike for forwarding this to me to post.
http://flowalking.com/2013/02/the-inspirational-story-of-love-tragedy-and-walking/ 

Longwalker
http://www.thelongwalker.com/
This blog is to a certain extent about education; or what it should be. Specifically it is about LongWalking, Rites-of-Passage experiences, and the cultivation of human awareness within Nature. Read more from his site. I really like this!

Walkscore
Measures the walkability of any address.
http://www.walkscore.com/live-more/
I learned my walkscore is 54.

This is a facebook page.
Walk [Your City] is an open-sourced online tool to help anyone create their own guerrilla wayfinding campaign for their block, neighborhood or city. We are crowd-funding the project on Kickstarter. Check it out! 
https://www.facebook.com/#!/WalkYourCity
Thank you Laura O. Foster for posting this on facebook. Very useful and informative!

Pedestrian and cyclists fatalities are increasing nationwide according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Los Angeles and New York City have the highest rates of those deaths. Follow the link for the complete article by Gloria Hillard.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/03/168545915/hit-and-run-deaths-increase-but-culprits-hard-to-capture

Peace Pilgrim- Mildrid Norman
In 1953, Mildred Norman set off from the Rose Bowl parade on New  Year's Day with a goal of walking the entire country for peace. She left her given name behind and took up a new identity: Peace Pilgrim.
Listen to the story from NPR All Things Considered.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/01/168346591/peace-pilgrims-28-year-walk-for-a-meaningful-way-of-life

A link I found through a Facebook posting from a volkswalking friend: http://apassionforwalking.com/2012/11/30/volkssport-and-social-engagement/
A Passion for Walking - Sharing news, thoughts, experiences & strategies to promote walking

This is an article I found on the following website : https://nwfootankle.com/resources/140-Literature%20&%20Press
Article: Take Off Your Shoes and Walk by Simon J. Wikler, DSC.
http://www.unshod.org/pfbc/toysawfl.htm 
[This is a fair-use extract of a wonderful, but long out-of-print book published in 1961 by Devin-Adair]

Article: USA Weekend Sept 20, 2012 by Kelly Bothum
The Power of Walking: little steps, big reward
http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20120921/HEALTH03/309210006/The-power-walking-little-steps-big-reward

Article: New York Times Sunday Review May 25, 2012 by Christopher Leinberger
Now Coveted: A Walkable Convenient Place
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/opinion/sunday/now-coveted-a-walkable-convenient-place.html

Article: Why Seniors, Children, and the Poor Are at Greater Risk of Traffic Deaths. http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/05/why-elderly-children-and-poor-are-greater-risk-traffic-deaths/2011/

EVERYBODY WALK campaign to get America Walking
http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=eb01a28a5b30d37b4a898d8e7&id=edb4ef12ea&e=f39977d7a1
 Everybody Walks is proud to announce our collaboration with Funny or Die
for a video exclusive, "Walk & Talk," starring cast members of "The West
  Wing." Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Joshua Malina, Melissa
  Fitzgerald and William Duffy reunite to get an important initiative to the
  President: To get America walking. Watch it now at www.funnyordie.com--and
  share it on your blog, on your social media outlets, with your friends and
more! http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3dc51a407a/walk-and-talk-the-west-wing-reunion
Here is a link to videos from Everybody Walks campaign.
http://everybodywalk.org/films-a-info/community

The Crisis in American Walking How we got off  the pedestrian path
By Tom  Vanderbilt Posted Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 6:28 AM 
This is one in a series of 4 articles in Slate  Magazine. The other 3 are Sidewalk Science, What’s Your  Walk Score and Learning to Walk. The articles start April 10 and run through the 13th. I have linked the first article for  you.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/walking/2012/04/why_don_t_americans_walk_more_the_crisis_of_pedestrianism_.html

A Walking Tour of North Portland’s St Johns Downtown District by Rebecca Koffman
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/01/a_walking_tour_of_north_portla.html
Call the St Johns Main Street Coalition office to find out the status of the tours. 503-841-5522

Fun fact article on mall walking distances at Portland Malls
http://www.examiner.com/article/walking-101-how-far-are-you-really-walking-portland-malls

Hiking Dude "Hiking is just walking with an attitude"
http://www.hikingdude.com/default.php
I found this website while looking up being on the trail during a thunder and lightning storm. I like this site. He has energy, enthusiasm and useful advice for hiking.

Planet Walker -John Francis
http://www.iamthedoc.com/thefilm/interviewees/john-francis/
I happened to see his book Planet Walker at Powell's and decided to add him to my book tab and a link to his documentary.

The Walking Man -Gary Hause
The Walking Man, Gary Hause, is walking around the world in stages. He's made it across America in 87 days and across Europe in 147 days. 
http://www.walkingman.org/
Interesting reading about his treks. He is amazing.

Walking With Freedom -Michael Daniel
http://www.walkingwithfreedom.com/
Michael Daniel is an addictive long distance hiker with over 10,000 miles hiked since  1998. He has section thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine with over 8,000 combined miles in over 8 years, he has thru-hiked the John Muir
  Trail in 2002 as well as The Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in 2006.
As  well as walking he is a film maker with two documentaries, the Film festival  Winning "WALKING WITH FREEDOM" and his brand new film on The Pacific Crest Trail "Walking WEST With Freedom", coming out in May of 2007. 
  Michael is also a published writer, and short filmmaker, actor, director and editor. 

Walk of the Hawk
www.hawkwalk.com/
Harry McGinnis - traveling by foot across seven continents. Welcome to my dream. I am Hawk McGinnis, walking around the world in 7,350 days or thereabouts.
(Interesting link I didn't see any book that he has written. I did find a link to an interview he did with NPR on Jan. 25, 2009) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99851364

www.gentleartofwandering.com Blog on Wandering by David Ryan 

From my blog A Walk in the Woods by Ron Buedefeldt.
Why I walk. www.rbued.wordpress.com
Walk a little faster http://rbued.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/walk-a-little-faster

Everett Ruess
(I find the story about Everett Ruess fascinating. He was an adventurer, artist, writer who wandered from 1930-1934 mostly in the Southwest until he mysteriously disappeared in 1934. A documentary/drama was done by filmmaker Diane Orr called "Lost Forever". This can be ordered online at: www.everettruessmovie.com.)
(Wikipedia has information and links to this fascinating story of Everett Ruess.)
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Ruess

"Northwest home to largest volkswalker population but sport is still largely unknown" article about the Cedar Milers Volkssport Club. http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2012/03/post_3.html#repete

Article on Oregon.live about volkswalking.
http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2012/03/post_3.html#comments

Oregon Metro has this video on walking. http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=35152

Walking Meditatively:
Yoga Journal-Yoga Meditation-Mindful Nature Walking 
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/773
Yoga
article: Learning to establish awareness during
walking meditation helps
to develop mindfulnessduring the
activities of your daily life.





 

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