Event Title

11/13 REVISED AND UPATED EVENT: "A Brief History of Walking in Cleveland"

Location

Michael Schwartz Library; first floor, east side of the library

Event Website

http://www.ClevelandMemory.org

Start Date

13-11-2014 11:25 AM

End Date

13-11-2014 12:25 PM

Description

“A Brief History of Walking in Cleveland” will discuss the role of walking in the growth and development of Cleveland, from its settlement to the present. From a small village perched on the edges where river and lake met forest, Cleveland expanded rapidly soon after, each phase of which featured a different mode of transportation, with its own role for pedestrians. With current efforts to return Cleveland to its roots as a “walking city,” or in Jeff Speck’s terms, a “Walkable City,” this look back is relevant for an understanding of how we have gotten to where we are. Bill Barrow is the Special Collections Librarian at CSU, in charge of the library’s department for local history resources, many of which are up in the Cleveland Memory Project (http://www.ClevelandMemory.org).

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Due to unforeseen circumstances the speaker and topic of this event has changed, but students who RSVPd for the event originally will not lose their spots.

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Nov 13th, 11:25 AM Nov 13th, 12:25 PM

11/13 REVISED AND UPATED EVENT: "A Brief History of Walking in Cleveland"

Michael Schwartz Library; first floor, east side of the library

“A Brief History of Walking in Cleveland” will discuss the role of walking in the growth and development of Cleveland, from its settlement to the present. From a small village perched on the edges where river and lake met forest, Cleveland expanded rapidly soon after, each phase of which featured a different mode of transportation, with its own role for pedestrians. With current efforts to return Cleveland to its roots as a “walking city,” or in Jeff Speck’s terms, a “Walkable City,” this look back is relevant for an understanding of how we have gotten to where we are. Bill Barrow is the Special Collections Librarian at CSU, in charge of the library’s department for local history resources, many of which are up in the Cleveland Memory Project (http://www.ClevelandMemory.org).

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