Your Walkable Community in Winter: Somerville

Join us for a workshop on walkable neighborhoods! We will discuss:

• What makes a neighborhood walkable
• Winter challenges for walkability
• Snow clearance requirements in Somerville
• What you can do if someone in your neighborhood isn’t clearing their sidewalk
• Some options for people who can’t shovel
• Avoiding injury when shoveling
• Avoiding injury on icy sidewalks
• Advocating with the city to make your neighborhood more walkable

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

2:30 - 4:30 PM

Somerville Central Library
79 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

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Light refreshments will be provided.

The first 20 people to RSVP and attend will receive a pair of winter traction cleats for safer walking in snow and ice.

For more details or to RSVP, contact

Rosa Carson, WalkBoston
(617) 835-9943
rcarson@walkboston.org