Shift Gears and Take the Healthy Commute!

OAKLAND, Calif. Bicycling
provides a great way to save money , get physically fit, meet new people, and
do something good for the environment. This event is
for all ages and admission is free.

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Bay Area residents are encouraged to register now for Bike to Work Day at
http://www., particularly among children.

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4th and 5th
Grade Students, 724 Pennsylvania Avenue, Aurora, Illinois 60506. Local landscape architects will work with students from the 4th,
5th, and 7th grades to assess safe walking and biking routes around
their school, using the National Center for Bicycling and Walking
checklist to issue a "report card" on their community.
"Years ago, we all used to walk to school, to the store, to the park, or to a
friend's house, but now we often are unable to walk or bike anywhere safely,
because our communities are designed mainly for car travel. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture
profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education,
communication , and fellowship.

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Cole
Portocarrero, the event coordinator for Bike to Work Day says, "Bike to Work
Day is the perfect time to try bike commuting. 2851 N. The change from a
pedestrian to a commuter lifestyle has fueled an epidemic of obesity in the
U.

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* Tuesday, April 26, 12:30 pm, Walkability /Bikeability Audit, Agassiz
School. The
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum and the Consortium to Lower Obesity in
Chicago Children present a celebration of the arts and healthy
lifestyles featuring music and dance performances, nutritious snacks,
wellness testing and activities for children and families.

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Local landscape architects, in conjunction with
the Chicago Public Art Group, will sponsor a design "charrette" -- an
intense brainstorming session -- to offer design solutions and expert
advice to the charter school."

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for
landscape architects representing 15,000 members.

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Category contains cycling related sites involved in transportation methods (commuting ) and safety (advocacy) of cyclists within their community.

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In addition to participating in the survey, Illinois ASLA chapter
members will staff desks at both locations of the event.

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" The San Francisco Bay Area's Bike to Work
Day 2005 promotions are being organized by the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition,
county congestion management agencies, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC), and hundreds of local volunteers. 47th St, Chicago, Illinois.

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Bike to Work Day is Thursday May 19th

"As landscape architects, working with public officials, developers, and
residents , we can design active living components back into our communities,"
said Brian Hopkins, ASLA, president of the Illinois chapter of the ASLA.

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Those who recruit a co-worker
to bike will double their chances to win.

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Those who can't bike all the way to work can bike to transit.511. Landscape architecture is a
comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design, management,
preservation, and rehabilitation .

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, Thursday, May 19 marks the Bay
Area's 11th Bike to Work Day, an annual celebration to promote bicycling as a
healthy, fun, and viable form of transportation.
According to U.

-- 8:00-11:00 am, Hill School, West Aurora School District. Local landscape architects will
participate with attendees in a two-mile walk from the Museum to the UIC
Pavilion to complete a walkability and bikeability survey of the area.

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For more information on supporting or participating
in the Illinois Chapter activities, please contact Astrid Haryati, ASLA,
HaryatiAS@teng.

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Throughout
the Bay Area, dozens of additional local events will get people excited about
bicycling and the benefits it provides for public health, traffic reduction,
and our environment.

-- 6:30 -8:30 pm, High School Districts 211, 214, and 220, Forest View
Educational Center Fieldhouse , 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington
Heights, IL 60005. Supported by the Chicago Park
District "Chicago WorksOut" program. We want to encourage everyone to look at
their communities during April and become advocates for an environment that is
more exercise-friendly.com, chapter coordinator for National Landscape Architecture
Month.

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On the morning of Bike to Work Day , more than 180 Energizer Stations will
be located along local bike commute routes in all nine Bay Area counties to
provide free beverages, snacks, and encouragement to bicyclists.org. Those who pledge to bike at least once during Bike to Work Week, May
16-20, will be eligible to win prizes including a new bicycle and plane
tickets for two anywhere in the United States. Additional information about Bike to
Work Day, including finding bike routes, taking bikes on transit, and locating
a bike buddy can be found at http://www.511.

Illinois Landscape Architects to Promote Career Discovery Active Living and Good Design to Schools

* Tuesday, April 19, Career Day.
Seminary , Chicago, IL 60657.asla.

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May is "National Bike Month.

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511. UIC Pavilion,
1150 W.

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Most Bay Area transit carriers have bike facilities, such as lockers or bike
racks. 1014 E.

* Saturday, April 30, 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Festival Dia del Nino 2005.

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Census data, approximately 36 ,000 Bay Area residents use
a bicycle as their primary means of getting to work each day. Get
your bike tuned up now, and get ready to shift gears!
MTC is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for
the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

The theme for National Landscape Architecture Month is Design for Active
Living, highlighting ways community design affects residents' daily activity
levels and, in turn, their overall health. Studies show that access to
resources such as parks, recreational facilities, bicycle paths, walking
trails, and sidewalks can increase physical activity among residents, lowering
obesity and improving health.org.

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On Bike to Work
Day, organizers are expecting 50,000 to 100,000 participants.org.org or call 511 and say "bicycling" at the first prompt. April is National Landscape Architecture Month

CHICAGO, Members of the Illinois Chapter of the
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA ) will celebrate National
Landscape Architecture Month by working with a number of schools and community
organizations to promote landscape architecture as a career, to encourage more
active lifestyles , and to provide design assistance and expert advice.

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With gas prices nearing $3 a
gallon, many people are looking for alternatives to the automobile. Local landscape architects will
encourage students to consider choosing landscape architecture as a
career.

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For more information,
visit http://www.

* Saturday, April 23, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, Design Charrette at North Kenwood
Oakland Charter School. Learn more about landscape architecture online
at http://www.

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