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Walk+Roll summary flyerAug 24, 2008Are you a partner, sponsor, participant or friend of Walk+Roll Cleveland? Click below for a flyer that gives you information that you can review or e-mail. Every amount helps. Northern Ohio Live Awards of AchievementOct 1, 2007 - Northern Ohio Live MagazineNorthern Ohio Live Magazine honored Walk+Roll Cleveland in the catagory of Best Community Event: Kodak American Greenways AwardSep 1, 2007 - Kodak, National Geographic + The Conservation Fund,As the American city continues to evolve, greenways hold tremendous promise for connecting people and places. Continental Airlines Inflight MagazineAug 1, 2007 - Laura Taxel,Continental Airlines chose Walk+Roll Cleveland for their August 2007 inflight magazine which is read by over 2.4 million people each month: The wettest August in Cleveland historyAug 20, 2007 - Cleveland Plain Dealer...an unwelcome development for those hoping to enjoy a sunny, hot August day. On the rise in American cities: the car-free zoneMay 2, 2007 - The Christian Science MonitorPedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers are king of the road – at least sometimes – as more US cities ban autos from parks or designated districts. Cleveland Free TimesAug 15, 2007 - Michael Gill, Cleveland Free TimesLois Moss' skills as an organizer of all things bicycle have earned her a kind of two-wheeled Jane Appleseed gig with Bicycling Magazine. Let's RollAug 1, 2007 - Cris Glaser, Cleveland Scene MagazineLeave your car at home. Today's gathering is all about foot power Sunday in the park with Lois is a 'Walk+Roll' successAug 25, 2006 - Steven Litt, The Plain DealerRockefeller Park, which meanders three miles from University Circle to Lake Erie at Gordon Park, easily ranks as one of the most beautiful public green spaces in Cleveland.
Developing Important Community Connections- Full Circle Magazine, University Circle Inc, Summer 2007Last summer, Walk+Roll became a reality when Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was closed on two Sundays to vehicular traffic. More than 10,000 visitors filled the Cultural Gardens connecting University Circle to Lake Erie. Day Without CarsApr 18, 2007 - Lois Moss - Letter to the editor, The Free TimesThe stories about Hessler Street Fair and the Coventry Street Fair were especially intriguing since I am working on a project called Walk+Roll CLeveland. W+R is not quite a street fair like these two, but it does take place on a street and it is loads of fun. You can watch a four-minute video showing Walk+Roll Cleveland on YouTube or at walkroll.com Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon + Walk+Roll ClevelandMay 18, 2007 - Steven Litt, The Plain DealerWalk+Roll Cleveland is inviting Clevelanders to clean up an important piece of artistic and cultural turf. Sunday, Walk+Roll is sponsoring a brunch for volunteers and a spring cleaning event in Rockefeller Park. Volunteers will be invited to cheer participants in the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon as they run through the park in the morning. A little bit Walk and RollMay 16, 2007 - Michael Gill, The Free Times"As everything does with me, this seemes to snowball", says Lois Moss of her Walk and Roll Cleveland litter pickup / marathon cheering / brunch event this Sunday in Rockefeller Park. Walking+Rolling in Rockefeller ParkAug 11, 2006 - Lila Hanft, Cleveland Jewish NewsMost Clevelanders know Rockefeller Park only as a slim corridor of green glimpsed from a car speeding down Martin Luther King Blvd.
But once it was a real park, a run of trees, meadows, rocks and river devoid of the noise and menace of auto traffic. Doing the Impossible is FunAug 2, 2006 - CoolCleveland.comAsk Lois Moss, who, after building Century Cycles into one of the top bike shops in the country, set out to close MLK Drive to traffic for two entire Sundays this month, allowing Clevelanders to walk, roll and generally enjoy themselves along Rockefeller Park, the Cultural Gardens and the Greenhouse. Watch our video interview and pick up on her can-do vibe. A Day Without CarsJul 19, 2006 - Michael Gill, Cleveland Free TimesIt took Case and University Hospitals to give the nod before the Civic Innovation Lab would pony up the dough for Walk and Roll Cleveland, but now that the big University Circle players are on board, Lois Moss' plan to close Martin Luther King Boulevard to cars has plenty of alternative fuel. Woe to the old-schoolersAug 6, 2006 - CoolCleveland.comWoe to the old-schoolers still hanging at the Feast of the Assumption. Just a short stroll North, entrepreneur Lois Moss and her mighty band of volunteers comandeered Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, shut it to traffic and staged the first Walk+Roll Cleveland on 8/6 & 8/13. The Other Blossom CenterMay 10, 2006 - Michael Gill, Cleveland Free TimesGeorge Parras doesn't tell it like a once-upon-a-time kind of story, but still: The king of Azerbaijan came to Cleveland a few years ago to visit one of our famous hospitals. While he lay in bed, his ambassador had some time to familiarize himself with the city. No doubt he visited the art museum and Severance Hall. But what seems to have made the most lasting impression was a walk in Rockefeller Park, with its cultural gardens.
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Great Quote!Walk and Roll Cleveland was the best public event I have been to in this town - and such a brilliantly simple concept - Family Sundays in the Park. I hope that the powers-that-be allow this magnificent public space to serve its original function by continuing this program! |
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