Safe & Healthy Streets

A quick reminder, the first in a series of five Community Meetings for the Safe & Healthy Streets Plan will be held tomorrow, Thursday October 8, 2009 in the Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Anyone who lives or works in Glendale is encouraged to attend. The series of meetings will be an opportunity for the public to share what’s good or bad about walking or biking in Glendale. The information provided by the public about their experiences will help develop the Safe and Healthy Streets Plan, a set of bicycle and pedestrian policy recommendations for the City to adopt. Translation into Spanish or Armenian will be provided upon request by calling (818) 548-2000 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date. Click here to see the flyer listing all the meetings.

International Walk to School Day was a Huge Success at R.D. White Elementary

Hundreds of children walked to R.D. White Elementary School this morning to celebrate International Walk to School Day. Groups walked together from five different locations near the school. A brief assembly was held in front of the school before classes began. Students and parents were joined by a group of city, county, and school district officials including GUSD Board Members Mary Boger, Joylene Wagner and Christine Walters, Glendale Council Member Laura Friedman, California State Senator Carol Liu, L.A. County Health Department officials Nandini Sodhi and Suzanne Gero, and Glendale Police Department officers Lt. Gary Montecuollo and Sgt. Dennis Smith. Congratulations to Kara Watne-Sergile and the many volunteers who put this event together. Here’s a link to an NBC News video about the event. You can also read the article printed in the Glendale News Press. Here are a few photos.

Volunteer/parent Mike Colin (center) and his daughter Ailia lead a small group from California & Jackson

The assembly (in three parts) in front of R.D. White Elementary

Glendale resident Sally Browder and her daughter, Grace.