[Durham INC] Durham's Bull City Cruisers Walking Club Returns April 5 & 12

[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:  March 31, 2011

 

 

Durham's Bull City Cruisers Walking Club Returns April 5 & 12

Overwhelming Demand for More Sign-Up Events Prompts Additional
Opportunities for Residents to Join Walking Club

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Due to the overwhelmingly positive response received
during this week's debut of the Bull City Cruisers Walking Club, event
planners have organized two more opportunities for Durham residents to
get heart healthy with neighbors and friends.

 

On Tuesday, April 5, and Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 6 p.m., Durham
residents are invited to join 35 other new members of the Bull City
Cruisers Walking Club on one of two routes. Both walks will begin at the
intersection of Eastway Avenue and Taylor Street, with sign-up beginning
at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Eastway Avenue and Taylor Street (Eastway
Village). Participants may then take the 1.9K route that leads to the R.
Kelly Bryant, Jr. Pedestrian Bridge and back, or a shorter 1.2K walk
from Taylor Street and Eastway Avenue to Driver Street, ending at the
intersection of Driver Street and Angier Avenue before returning back to
the beginning of the route. Free water bottles will again be given to
the first 10 participants who complete each of these routes. Free blood
pressure checks will also be available in the lobby of the Holton Career
and Resource Center, located at 401 N. Driver Street, Durham. Water
stations will also be set up along both routes.

 

According to Constance Stancil, director of the City of Durham's
Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, the walking club is one of
the first key activities toward making Durham a place with thriving,
livable neighborhoods as defined in goal three of the City's new
Strategic Plan. "One of the big initiatives we are working on right now
is developing our Neighborhood Vitality Index Model, which is simply a
way of gauging multiple quality of life issues and needs in our
neighborhoods," Stancil said. "One of the things we're measuring is the
'walkability' of neighborhoods. The Bull City Cruisers Walking Club is
an excellent example of how neighborhood residents are coming together
to improve walkability and make connections with each other, and
ultimately, improve the quality of life in their community in addition
to their own physical health."

 

According to Stancil, the walking club is continuous initiative by the
City 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 about the Bull City Cruisers Walking Club or
to volunteer to be a team captain, 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, or Wanona Satcher,
community leader with the NECD Livability Initiative, at (910) 528-0916.

 

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