City children have long been able to walk, skate or scoot to school, though these days fewer attend schools in the neighborhood.
In 2010, when the motorway between the German cities of Duisburg and Dortmund was closed as part of a cultural project, three million people walked, skated or cycled along the road.
Never walk, skate, play on, ski over or snowmobile over ice at night.
"We watch elderly couples walking — even skating — arm in arm," said Mr. Barrell, who owns an investment advisory firm.
Whoever could have imagined that an event that temporarily takes back miles of Los Angeles streets for biking, walking and skating for all ages, would play such a pivotal role in demonstrating a superior vision for something as ordinary as asphalt?
At first, her music was "just a way to get myself mindlessly from point A to point B" – she didn't have a car so she walked or skated everywhere, singing all the time.
And bike, walk or skate through downtown L.A., Chinatown, Boyle Heights and Westlake this Sunday at car-free CicLAvia and everyday on the LA River's bike/pedestrian path.
Ciclovia is a Latin American phenomena originating over 30 years ago in Bogotà, Colombia, where some streets are closed to allow people to walk, cycle, skate or stroll without traffic.
The Bronx River Parkway closes to cars and trucks to allow for cycling, skating, walking and jogging.
I recommend thinking about outdoor activities like snow-shoeing, cross country skiing, down hill skiing, skating, walking with appropriate foot wear and clothing.
