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Walking with Joy in Every Step

The sun came out and so did this man and his dog who was totally filled with joy!

And, yes this was in a legal off-leash place in Provincetown.

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2012 Penny Cherubino

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October 17, 2012
Make Walking THE Priority

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a "Vital Signs" report on walking. We are making that our Friday Link today and hope you will think about supporting walking as THE priority in your community.

The report says, "More people are walking but most do not get enough physical activity." And it then goes on to list ways you can support walking in your community.

The Walking Bostonian created a great outline of what priorities in the city are vs what they should be in this post: Getting our priorities straight.

We agree! And, hope that groups like Livable Streets will jump off their bikes for awhile and put more of their efforts into promoting walking as the most important and most desirable transportation option.

Here's a recent conversation over on Universal Hub about how traffic lights fail pedestrians in Boston.

Where to start? Walk Boston is one group that puts walkers first and deserves your support. Send a note, email, or call to tell your local representatives that you want walkers to be their number one priority. Since there is no "industry" lobbying group out to make money on walking (like there is for bikes and cars) it has to be a grassroots effort!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Artwork courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control

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September 14, 2012
Make Walking THE Priority

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a "Vital Signs" report on walking. We are making that our Friday Link today and hope you will think about supporting walking as THE priority in your community.

The report says, "More people are walking but most do not get enough physical activity." And it then goes on to list ways you can support walking in your community.

The Walking Bostonian created a great outline of what priorities in the city are vs what they should be in this post: Getting our priorities straight.

We agree! And, hope that groups like Livable Streets will jump off their bikes for awhile and put more of their efforts into promoting walking as the most important and most desirable transportation option.

Here's a recent conversation over on Universal Hub about how traffic lights fail pedestrians in Boston.

Where to start? Walk Boston is one group that puts walkers first and deserves your support. Send a note, email, or call to tell your local representatives that you want walkers to be their number one priority. Since there is no "industry" lobbying group out to make money on walking (like there is for bikes and cars) it has to be a grassroots effort!

Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.

One of our readers left a comment about the Fitbit Wireless Activity/Sleep Tracker. Here it is.

What's on your Fall Shopping List? Click here for Fall Season Savings over at Amazon.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Artwork courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control

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September 14, 2012
Make Walking THE Priority

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a "Vital Signs" report on walking. We are making that our Friday Link today and hope you will think about supporting walking as THE priority in your community.

The report says, "More people are walking but most do not get enough physical activity." And it then goes on to list ways you can support walking in your community.

The Walking Bostonian created a great outline of what priorities in the city are vs what they should be in this post: Getting our priorities straight.

We agree! And, hope that groups like Livable Streets will jump off their bikes for awhile and put more of their efforts into promoting walking as the most important and most desirable transportation option.

Here's a recent conversation over on Universal Hub about how traffic lights fail pedestrians in Boston.

Where to start? Walk Boston is one group that puts walkers first and deserves your support. Send a note, email, or call to tell your local representatives that you want walkers to be their number one priority. Since there is no "industry" lobbying group out to make money on walking (like there is for bikes and cars) it has to be a grassroots effort!

Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.

One of our readers left a comment about the Fitbit Wireless Activity/Sleep Tracker. Here it is.

What's on your Fall Shopping List? Click here for Fall Season Savings over at Amazon.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Artwork courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control

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September 14, 2012
Close to Nature in the City

Living in the city seems to put me more in touch with nature, than I was when I lived in the suburbs.

Here I see the bees at work on flowers inches from my side, like this busy buzzer collecting pollen from a beautiful hydrangea.

When walking is your primary means of transportation, you can look around and enjoy the trees that shade you and celebrate the gardens that add color and fragrance to your day.

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino

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August 11, 2012
Close to Nature in the City

Living in the city seems to put me more in touch with nature, than I was when I lived in the suburbs.

Here I see the bees at work on flowers inches from my side, like this busy buzzer collecting pollen from a beautiful hydrangea.

When walking is your primary means of transportation, you can look around and enjoy the trees that shade you and celebrate the gardens that add color and fragrance to your day.

What's on your walking shopping list? Shop Amazon's own Endless shoe store and support this site! It won't cost you anymore, but Amazon will put a few coins in our tip jar!

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino

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August 11, 2012
Close to Nature in the City

Living in the city seems to put me more in touch with nature, than I was when I lived in the suburbs.

Here I see the bees at work on flowers inches from my side, like this busy buzzer collecting pollen from a beautiful hydrangea.

When walking is your primary means of transportation, you can look around and enjoy the trees that shade you and celebrate the gardens that add color and fragrance to your day.

What's on your walking shopping list? Shop Amazon's own Endless shoe store and support this site! It won't cost you anymore, but Amazon will put a few coins in our tip jar!

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2012 Ed Cherubino

Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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August 11, 2012
The Walking Bostonian, Our Friday Link

A very well presented report on MassDOT's meeting about the Bowker Overpass brought The Walking Bostonian blog to our attention. We instantly subscribed and are catching up on back posts.

On the about page, this description made us see a bit of a kindred soul in Matthew, the blogger.

"This blog is a place for me to write down some of my thoughts. I live in the city of Boston, MA and I work in the field of Computer Science. I use my two feet, augmented by mass transit, to get around. Although I am not an urban planner, I try to pay attention to the city around me, many parts of which we take for granted. I am attempting to figure out why some cities decline, why some succeed, and how we can help."

We live in the city, don't own a car, use our feet (goal of 10,000 steps a day), and the MBTA for most of our transport. We're also people who notice things, and we're walking advocates.

We don't understand why walkers are not given top priority in city planning. Hey, we are way less expensive and even more environmentally friendly than bikes!

There is a lot to think about and learn on the pages of the Walking Bostonian. Questions are raised, background information is supplied, throughtful options considered, and some interesting walks are mapped on Google Earth.

Related Posts: For our Friday Link collection click here.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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June 22, 2012
Our Collection of 7 Cooling Tips for Hot Days!

With years of posts behind us, we sometimes forget how many tips we have for something like a heat wave. Here's what you need to know for the temperatures they're forecasting for the next few days.

Bonus tip: go find a cool place to sit and relax like a dock along the Charles!

Cool Summer Sips – A couple of cool drink ideas to welcome summer to Boston

Someplace Cool to Walk… If you still want to get some exercise, we have some air-conditioned paths to follow.

Surviving a Heat Wave – What You Need to Know – Tips from everyone from the city to the CDC.

Cool Food for a Hot Day - One of our favorite hot day suppers

Miss lilibeth and Gisselle are Issuing a Hot Car Alert – Be sure to protect your pets inside and out!

Poached Chicken Becomes Curried Chicken Salad – Another cool supper and you can make it with take-out chicken too!

Maggie says, “Drink Up!” – Tips on giving your dog a drink when you're out and about.

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June 19, 2012
Mr. Beagle Taking His Friend for a Walk

We were waiting to go for a stroll with our Greyhound friend Greer when we spotted this busy Beagle boy taking a favorite toy for a walk.

He didn't have time to stop and chat, so we didn't even get his name. As you can see, he was really busy showing this cuddly critter a bit of the outside world. His walker told us she didn't know which toy it was– he had grabbed it on the way out the door.

Have fun, Mr Beagle. Hope your little pal made it all the way back to the toy box.

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Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino

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March 25, 2012