Walk-A-Thon

21st September
Starting at 4:30 PM, Labour Statue, Marina.
Ending at Pattinapakkam, Foreshore Estate.
7 PM Closing ceremony with a street play and music.
Walking for Pedestrian Rights and related themes.
To register:
send a mail with name and contact number to ped.access@gmail.com; or
contact Venkat on 9884706531.
For more, check the entry right below.

Walking the Talk

It’s finally here, folks! The clock’s a-ticking for the Walking Classes Unite walkathon.
We start off at the Labour Statue at 4:30 PM. There will be an inaugural to-do to kick off the event.
The route followed thereafter is along Marina, within 7 KM. This ends up bringing our determined pedestrians to Pattinapakkam, Foreshore Estate, for a [...]

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Collegiates, join us in the long walk to equity!

Anna Nagar Audit Walk Exhibition

Walking Classes Unite conducted an Audit Walk along with the Anna Nagar West Extension Residents’ Welfare Association. See the slide show!

The inauguration was done on 28th June by the Chief Election Commissioner (State) and was well-attended. A local theatre group enacted a brilliant street play for the occasion.

Presentation of Spastic Society Audit Walk to City Officials

June 20, 2008

View the presentation here!

The presentation for city officials about the Spastic Society Audit of April 17, 2008 was well attended. There were representatives from Corporation, Electrical Board, the Traffic Police (who left early) and some others. Please refer to the Register list taken by SPSTN. Following the presentation, there was a brief [...]

Parallels in Mumbai

On the last evening of May, I walked along the Promenade at Bandra. It extends from the point at which Turner Road meets the sea (better known as the site of Joggers Park) onwards north to where it meets with Carter Road, ending off roughly where the famous Café Coffee Day at Bandstand is (arguably [...]

a work in progress

sometimes, when life has wrung you dry
and there’s nothing to smile about,
it doesn’t hurt to try a wry
pass of pate: it’ll all work out
eventually. eventually
it will. it always does and tends
to. even frost’s fence, neighbourly,
breaks with the spring, and friendship mends.
but of the time that’s in between,
when stones are blocking apples off,
and yearly monsoons being [...]

Bicycles, Trains and Children

Early Saturday morning, my 11-year-old son and I rode our bicycles in
the middle of Market Street , once the most automobile-congested
street in the country.  Of course, we could not do it without over a
hundred fellow Newarkers, who joined the Brick City Bike Tour.
“That’s how it feels in a city without cars,” my son exclaimed.  Most
riders [...]

Audit Report for Spastic Society

Conducted by Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu and Walking Classes Unite

From Thiruvanmiyur MRTS station to Spastics Society compound, Taramani Road
17 April 2008

Introduction
Spastic Society of Tamil Nadu is an organization that offers services for people with disabilities, with a school that specializes in education for children with physical and learning disabilities. Despite being located in the [...]

Step by Step

Hi.
The following is a summarized account of ‘Planning a Barrier Free Environment’ a report by the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. It contains the Universal Guidelines For Roads. Thanks Jade for doing the summary.
I) Sidewalk Section
A) Sidewalk should:
Have non-slip floor surface;
Be along the entire length of the road;
Be at least 1500mm [...]