Walktober Press Release
October + Walking + Pasadena = Walktober!
A month of events celebrating walking and Pasadena’s streets
Pasadena, CA, October 1, 2020 -- The Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition (PasCSC) invites all of Pasadena to participate in a virtual Walktober! Due to the on-going pandemic, we encourage you to safely distance yourself from those outside your household and wear face masks when participating in walking events.
Walktober is an annual national (and international) promotion to encourage walking, with communities from Chaska, Minnesota, to Atlanta, Georgia, to Dublin, Ireland, organizing events.
Here in Pasadena, PasCSC with the participation of the has put together a calendar of over a dozen virtual walks and tours for the month of October.
Highlights include:
Weekly themed walks including an All Fall Walk, Walk the Vote, and Costume Walk
City district tours curated by our city council members to highlight unique sights and points of interests in their districts
A Clean Air Day challenge and celebration with Vice Mayor Hampton
A special African American History tour created by the NAACP Pasadena branch to spotlight landmarks from the community’s history
Take a photo of your walks and post to Instagram with the hashtag #WalktoberPasadena for a chance to win prizes! Prizes include headlamps, insulated water bottles, RunWithUs swag bags and more. Follow us on @PasadenaCSC and visit www.walktoberpasadena.org for details!
We’re also thrilled to promote the Day One-led Safe Routes to School “DO WALK Month” which runs from now until the end of October. DO WALK consists of a series of events aimed at encouraging the community to spend time outdoors and engaging in safe routes initiatives while adhering to the rules of social distancing. Some of their events include: the DO WALK Treasure Hunt Art Contest, where students will design posters for Walk to School Day, and a virtual 5k, where community members will choose their own race routes.
Last but not least, just like in 2019, PasCSC is dedicating Walktober 2020 to all people who were injured or killed while walking in Pasadena in the past year. We also recognize that streets are not safe until we are all safe therefore, we must commit to ensuring that all Black lives matter. We call on city council, the Pasadena Department of Transportation, and all people who walk (i.e., just about everyone) to support policies and practices that make our streets places where people of all ages, abilities, and identities can walk safely and comfortably.
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Details on the walks as well as a calendar can be found on PasCSC’s Walktober web page at www.walktoberpasadena.org as well as on our Instagram, @PasadenaCSC. Catch the special Walktober special-edition newsletter at:
