Why can't you sit still? "For a million years we stalked elk, monkey, crab; we gathered nut, grub and leaf. We had to move to live. Then half a minute ago we stooped to sow seeds and the rest is history."

"We believe communities should be planned, designed and managed to ensure that people of all ages and abilities can walk and bike easily, safely, and regularly."

"...is intended to provide practitioners with the latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who walk."

From the Ann Arbor Democrat, March 20, 1879: "The walking mania is at feverish height in this country to-day, and a very pretty dissertation might be written about the effects of legs upon the brain." Search the blog for more walking-related clippings.

Talking about a useful unit for measuring point to point walks in+around downtown Ann Arbor.

"Are people not walking in your neighborhood? This guide will help you figure out why this may be the case."

Grex walks on upcoming. I should get to one of these.

"Now our family is grown, and my husband and I decided the next chapter in our lives would be more exciting and invigorating if we said goodbye to The House ... We now live in the middle of downtown Seattle in a condo."

"Remember Strider, in Lord of the Rings? They didn't call him Sneaker or Sprinter or Sworder, though he possessed these skills in abundance ... Not only could he could outpace his enemies, by his walking reconnaissance, he came to outknow them."

"You need to convince yourself that walking is not some last ditch compromise shadow exercise, but that it's profoundly ass kickingly exciting. That's where urban ranger comes in."

The original urban ranger essay/manifesto. "The question should be 'when shouldn't I walk?' Walking is the default activity. It's everything else that needs a justification."

Cafe <-- multiple use

"Neighbourhood Fix-It is mySociety's next site. It is a simple service which allows people across the UK to report common local problems like graffiti, broken street lights, leaking pipes etc by sticking a pin in the map."

"Information about labyrinths you can visit, including their locations, pictures, and contact details, are accessible here, along with information about the many types of labyrinths found worldwide."

Can any of you Portland people tell me if any of the other bridges are cool to walk across?

I caved.

Presentation -- "Walkability: A Major Route to a Livable Community," at 3 p.m., Oct. 18, in Lecture Hall, Room 1690, SPH I.

The person in the crosswalk gets a cute little wardrobe...