[Durham INC] Durham's Bull City Cruisers Walking Club Seeks More Participants

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

For Immediate Release:  May 16, 2011

 

 

Durham's Bull City Cruisers Walking Club Seeks More Participants

Walking Club Meets Every Other Tuesday Until October

 

DURHAM, N.C. - If you missed the kick-off of the Bull City Cruisers
Walking Club earlier this spring, don't worry. You can still break out
your walking shoes to get heart-healthy with your friends and neighbors.

 

The next walk is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 6 p.m., when
the Bull City Cruisers will again walk one of two trails and anyone who
wants to participate is encouraged to join in. Both walks will begin at
the intersection of Eastway Avenue and Taylor Street, with sign-up
taking place at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Eastway Avenue and Taylor
Street. Participants may then take the 1.9K route that leads to the R.
Kelly Bryant, Jr. Pedestrian Bridge and back, or the shorter 1.2K walk
from Taylor Street and Eastway Avenue to Driver Street, ending at the
intersection of Driver Street and Angier Avenue and then returning along
this route. 

 

The Bull City Cruisers will walk every other Tuesday at 6 p.m. until
October, with the walks beginning at Taylor Street and Eastway Avenue.

 

A self-check blood pressure station will also be available to
participants in the lobby of the Holton Career and Resource Center,
located at 401 N. Driver Street. The station is free and open to the
public during the center's normal operating hours.

 

Tuesday's walking club launch is being coordinated by the City of
Durham's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department in partnership
with community members who serve as team leaders on four committees of
the Northeast Central Durham (NECD) Livability Initiative. The
initiative is a sustainable communities project that encompasses
community needs, availability of qualified resources, and a healthy
living environment. It reflects the livability principles set forth by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. The initiative is receiving resources from all three
agencies and also includes City, County, and State government partners. 

 

For additional information on this walking club or to volunteer to
assist with the walk on May 17, contact Robin Dixon with the City's
Neighborhood Improvement Services Department at (919) 560-1647, ext.
34245 or via e-mail at Robin.Dixon at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

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