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<br /> reach back to the 17th Century and
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<br /> 1)utch and East and West India
<br /> companies, when civic planning a
<br /> created a city of bridges and ; ,
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<br /> canals. 'li)day, the canal system is ''', -!,t
<br /> well equipped with pedestrian ` '
<br /> right-of-ways tht'Otlgll the inner ...-10. ,,, _`--- -`'«"41, _._.-.4:-:-.."--1-.:;,---'" ti --:'--'1't-Y,)-- rz., 1'. f
<br /> city. Alter the Second World War, .nom I r
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<br /> the increase in the nunlher of cars ^""�'c` ,,. I +.
<br /> forced individuals to turn to hicy m--- •:e . ',."4.' s ') t' Ii 'f3 " a *' t " .,,
<br /> cies and city planners to establish
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<br /> preferential bicycle lanes and in i lis' .i.,t ' ! ;',;t
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<br /> tercity Dike routes totally septi nf, F ,ht+4p:.'•p) 1 (= G , :, �t , i)� i :Ii.,-- y
<br /> rated from vehicular roads. ' , i { �1 ,1!,,,.:.„).::,.::, e ), 'r I4 � '
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<br /> Walkers in the Dutch capital have ,'' "t«. i ' 1 ,�' d;.,
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<br /> access to both recreation and r _''`
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<br /> l)usiness and can be seen on theif.,;').:
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<br /> streets at all hours of the day and I ` ;;, ' i 3-1 i�+ ;:x tt;,-c-,"----4,
<br /> night. With the help of trolle( " ' e - ,-.4:.:::.1.1r..;
<br /> train,bicycle or terry,a walker can .�. = `� '
<br /> reach practically any destination i t ' ")
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<br /> In Stockholm, the queen of i'': I t r €41,if
<br /> Sweden made a decision about 2t) " . 1 ?�r�'-r
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<br /> years ago to design the city center .k +. , • • «' �1'
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<br /> open pedestrian plazas and multi- 'i �` • 1.--,1,1:,,t. :.! "�'-,",
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<br /> level spaces bring residents and ,. ) jj _ i ,:
<br /> tourists to the center of Stock- rf,` 1 „.... ,2„,,,i,.,...,, ,,;;,.. 1 ;m, r
<br /> holm. 1'he walkable old town area �. '" 14-:(:',1` ,j + )IY
<br /> contains a wide range of recrea- h 'r 1 ,,"t,'+';. ,
<br /> tional attractions as well as [nisi-
<br /> nesses. As in Amsterdam, the
<br /> pedestrian has access to any place public transportation. interests of the thousands of all
<br /> in the city using a combination of Nim may still ask, how (10 we ing Americans on the national
<br /> III subway, train or ferry. make greenways a reality? For, level, and forms alliances with
<br /> Athens' l'laka is a true pedes- while the commission called on public and private groups to carry
<br /> trian-only street. For hundreds of the President "to light the prairie out walkway projects in towns and
<br /> years; walkers have traveled over lire and lead the crusade," it cities across America. WalkWays
<br /> its stones, browsing through the placed most of the responsibility also provides answers to almost
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<br /> shops and stalls or sipping a glass for action at the community level. any question about walking with
<br /> While \\aIk'l tlk,a computerized walker's
<br /> of ouzo at an outdoor cafe. l
<br /> the rest of Athens is har(Iy pedes- � nother source of "concrete" network and information service,
<br /> Irian-only, the various points of 1 answers closer to home is The staffed by walking professionals
<br /> cultural interest and other areas of \\'alk\X'ays Center. A key objective and accessible through a toll-free
<br /> the city are easily accessible to of this national, non profit, mein- 81)1) telephone number. I
<br /> pedestrians. bership organization located in "\X:Ill:ways at lour I)oorstep" is
<br /> These cities provide sonic an Washington I).(:. and est;tbli`hecl :r community sell help program
<br /> swers and inspiration,for each has in I98S, is to make the commis- designed by the center to expand
<br /> • managed to offer pedestrian-only slums greenwav recommendation walking opportunities ill local
<br /> areas,as well as link pedestrians to a reality. 'I'hc WalkWays (;enter communities. The program is ad
<br /> other areas with readily available promotes walking, represents the dressed to the 177 million Amer-
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