Daylight Savings Time ends for most of the United States at 1 AM on Sunday November 6.
As we fall back the sun will set earlier in the evening. By by the end of November, the sun will set as early as 4:51 PM. This means a lot of people will Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Pedometers are a great motivational tool. If you know how many steps you take each day, you can more easily increase your physical activity, which in turn can lower your blood pressure and body mass.
Mechanical pedometers use a mechanical sensor and software to count steps. The most basic pedometers Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Literature aficionados may already be familiar with American author Henry David Thoreau’s other hats: in addition to being an outspoken abolitionist, philosopher, and historian, he was a avid naturalist and lover of the outdoors. Looking at Walden Pond, the subject of Walden, a Life in the Woods, one could understand why Keep reading >>
Who doesn’t enjoy a quick stroll? Walking from the library to the drugstore without having to crank up the engine or unlock your bicycle gives you that healthy, productive feeling – plus it’s good exercise!
Of course, being able to walk around requires more than a pair of good shoes Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Hey residents of Oakley! Want a chance to explore the beautiful Marsh Creek Trail, and have some one-on-one (or several-on-one) time with your mayor?
You’re in luck! Starting this Saturday, July 16, Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier invites you to join him on a three-mile walk. The walk starts at 7:30 Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
This morning, standing in a crosswalk, I stood 15 feet from a tractor trailer as it barreled through a red light.
This afternoon, I found this article about plain-clothed cops busting drivers that fail to yield to pedestrians.
These got me thinking: what are a pedestrian’s rights and responsibilities? What are the actual rules Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Though the times and cars have changed, the danger is the same. Check out this illustration of the damage a car could do to your fragile body at 20, 40, and 60 miles an hour.
The manual “Safe and Sane Use of Highways”, published in 1934, offers a basic introduction Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Have you heard the hubbub about San Francisco’s “parklets“?
Parklets are a cute name for a somewhat serious concept. Many downtowns and urban areas have a plethora of public space, but not a whole lot of places to sit, because so much of that public space is paved. Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Planes, trains, and automobiles are certainly fast modes of transportation, but not everyone flies or takes a train every day. What is the most common form of transportation? So common that almost everyone does it, every day, all over the world, and it doesn’t cost a cent or issue an Keep reading >>
511CC wins Safe Routes to School Mini Grant. The National Center for Safe Routes to School announced today that 511 Contra Costa was one of 25 national applicants to receive a $1000.00 mini grant for Spring 2010. The National Center received 247 Safe Routes to School applications from across 44 Keep reading >>
