PACE Meeting and Crosswalk Action

By John Bennett

August 28, 2008

Pedestrian Advocates of the Coastal Empire will hold its monthly meeting at noon on Thursday, Sept. 4 in the John Knox Room of First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. At 12:30 We’ll move down the street to the corner of Washington and Waters avenues for a Crosswalk Action. What’s a Crosswalk Action? It’s a fun and friendly way to communicate pedestrian safety messages to walkers and drivers alike. Here’s a definition from America Walks:

A Crossing Action is an organized event in which a group of pedestrians repeatedly crosses a street in marked and/or unmarked crosswalks in a legal fashion, so as to communicate messages to drivers, pedestrians, media representatives and other observers. Members of the organized group carry signs with educational and advocacy messages. Crossing actions can involve as few as 10 or more than 40 people, but sufficient numbers are required to communicate the messages with strength and diversity.

More information here.

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