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Bill's Story - Walking for Heart Health

[Story collected at Neighborhood Office Hours, South Boulder.]

“I had heart surgery, so I walk every day to keep my heart healthy. Frequently, I walk at night, too, because I’ll look at my pedometer at the end of the day and see I still have a couple thousand steps to get in, so I’ll go out and meet my goal. I have a suggestion: it would be helpful to have more paths were bikes and pedestrians are separated. I’m hard of hearing and my balance isn’t as good as it used to be, so I often can’t hear bicyclists coming up behind me.”

Carolyn's Story - Walking Loops

[Story collected at Neighborhood Office Hours, Glenwood Grove - North Iris.]"I live near Iris and Folsom, so I love to walk straight toward the mountains. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, my husband and I do a big loop where we go up to 4th or 5th and down to Pearl Street. We stop at Spruce Confections for chai, and then we wander past the Boulderado, where the doormen always give the dog a bone. We also love to walk to the Rayback Collective and to the comic book store, Time Warp. When the weather is nice, I like to bike…

Lindsey and Hernan's Story - South Boulder Signals

[Story collected at Neighborhood Office Hours, South Boulder.]“We live on the south side of Table Mesa, and we find that the lights are not responsive to the pedestrian signals. We usually press the button, then wait and we find that the cars clear away before the light changes, so we just go across. The signal changes only once the cars are built up again, and they have to stop when there’s no one waiting. We are expecting our first baby in September. It would be nice to be able to cross the street quickly so we can get where we’re…

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