Welcome to WALKSanDiego

WalkSanDiego is pleased to announce four upcoming community walks

The walks are open to everyone; they are free to WalkSanDiego members, with a suggested $5 donation for non-members. For further information contact Dave Schumacher at dsc@sandag.org.
» Download a flyer [1-page PDF]

Saturday, February 6th, 9:00 a.m.
North Park-University Heights Walk - meet Park Blvd & Upas St. (in front of the Roosevelt Middle School)
The Greater North Park Community Plan is being updated and the community planning group is looking for your input on the good and bad of land uses, urban design, and pedestrian/bike facilities. We'll take a four-mile walk up the Park Blvd corridor between Balboa Park and Adams Ave and each walker is encouraged to provide input on a survey form about various design issues along the walk. A great way to help out the planning group with your thoughts on how this great community can be even better in the coming years!

Saturday, February 20th, 9:00 a.m.
North Park-University Heights Walk - meet at Park Blvd & Upas St.
This will roughly follow the February 6th walk route, but will focus on the history of the North Park and University Heights neighborhoods. Come learn about the early Egyptian-King Tut architecture craze in the early 1900's, the San Diego Normal School (predecessor to San Diego State University), the old Mission Cliff Gardens and Ostrich Farm, and the old trolley system that once graced San Diego and the trolley barn facility that once existed on Adams Avenue. A five-mile walk along flat terrain.

Saturday, March 20th, 9:00 a.m.
Ocean Beach Walk - meet at foot of Ocean Beach Pier
Come learn the fascinating and varied history of this beach community, including the Wonderland Amusement Park, the old fishing bridge across the Mission Bay Channel, and Albert Spaulding's Japanese Gardens at Sunset Cliffs. A five-mile walk with some hills.

Saturday, April 17th, 9:00 a.m.
Balboa Park Walk - meet at 6th Ave & Laurel St.
Join us for a walk through and around Balboa Park, with a focus on the history and legacy from the 1915-16 and 1935-36 expositions that gave us many of the beautiful buildings and gardens we see today. There are plenty of quirky and sometimes bizarre pieces of trivia that characterized these fairs that attracted visitors from all over the world. A four-mile walk on generally level terrain with a few modest uphill sections.

Uptown Scores on Walkability

Lucky residents of Hillcrest, Kensington and Park West likely have better health, breathe cleaner air, interact more often with their neighbors and are even gentler on the environment. That's because they live in "very walkable" neighborhoods, according to the latest Walk Score ratings. Walk Score bases walkability not on how pretty a neighborhood is, but on how easy it is to live a "car-lite lifestyle." Under its criteria, walkable neighborhoods have a discernible center, a population density compact enough for local businesses to flourish and for public transportation to run frequently, a mix of businesses and residences both rich and poor, parks and public spaces for recreation, pedestrian-friendly design, and nearby schools and workplaces.
» See more on SDUptownNews.com

Community Walk Photos

November 21, 2009 - Balboa Park/Uptown

Walk Co-Leaders were Dave Schumacher and Mike Stepner. Fifty-eight people attended and enjoyed a 4-mile walk.

How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood?

A fascinating new Internet tool maps out services you can reach by walking. It also calculates a walkability score for your home or office location. Just enter an address and watch the results pop up!
» walkscore.com

10,000 Steps a Day

Ultimately, everyone's goal is to increase their physical activity energy expenditure to about 300-400 kilocalories per day to achieve the most health benefits. The simplest way to do that is taking 10,000 steps a day, including steps taken going uphill and downhill, steps taken going up and down stairs, and steps taken walking on level ground. Have you thought about counting your steps with a pedometer? Check out this website for frequently asked questions (FAQ), a guide to pedometer prices and how long you can expect one to last.
» More Walk 4 Health info