Why Judge Meldrim Walks to Work

"I have been a walker for many years, walking to and from work on most days. Walking gets you from here to there with little fuss and no expense, provides regular exercise without the need of a gym, shower or change of clothes, and requires no special talent or equipment. It also provides a good opportunity to focus, reflect, plan and dream."

Judge Thomas Meldrim
City Court Judge
Cortland, New York

WALKING WEBSITES

Partnership for a Walkable America

• Partnership for a Walkable America (PWA) is a national coalition working to improve the conditions for walking in America and to increase the number of Americans who walk regularly. The members are national governmental agencies and non-profit organizations concerned about three main areas: Health, Safety and the Environment.

National Center for Safe Routes to School

• Safe Routes to School programs are sustained efforts by parents, schools, community leaders and local, state, and federal governments to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and bicycle to school.

America Walks

• America Walks is a non-profit coalition actively promoting the development of local and regional pedestrian advocacy groups, with a mission of helping to create local groups and assist them in building a more walkable world.

Walkable Communities

• Walkable Communities is the consulting firm of Dan Burden, one of the nation's leading experts on creating more walkable settings. He can help your community envision and implement a more walkable future.

America’s Walking

• America’s Walking provides resources and links from the PBS series.