Walking Conway

09/07/2024

Pompe Park in Conway. Today at 9am. Come join the Conway Walking Club and meet new people.

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10/18/2022

Very excited about this!
Reminder the service will be free the first month, so give it a try!
https://www.facebook.com/100064334873967/posts/475807264573765/?sfnsn=mo

Help celebrate Conway’s new public transit service, METRO Connect Conway, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony preceding the service’s official start date. METRO Connect Conway is an on-demand, ride-hailing, ride-sharing public transit service that uses smaller vehicles to take residents and guests from point to point within the Conway zone.

Friday, October 21 • 10:00 a.m.
Simon Park

The service features an easy-to-use ride-booking smartphone app, real-time arrival information, accessible vehicles, affordable fares and is the first Rock Region METRO public transit service in Conway.

06/01/2022

While walking long distances might not be everyone's preference, these paths can provide safe transportation routes for people living in more rural areas.
https://www.facebook.com/100064334873967/posts/379487027539123/?sfnsn=mo

etroplan invites the public to review and comment on proposed routes for its Regional Greenways (trails) Plan.

03/01/2022

Excellent news!

🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ 👩‍🦽 Conway has been awarded $200,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from Metroplan to construct a 12' shared use path along College Ave from Salem Rd to Farris Rd.

Last November the Arkansas Department of Transportation also awarded Conway $150,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funds for the same project.

The Transportation Alternatives Program Set-Aside authorizes funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on and off road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities such as historic preservation and vegetation management, and environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity; recreational trail projects; safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former divided highways.

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/overview/

02/12/2022

If you are a parent who wants your children to be able to walk to school, you might want to ask how the school district is working to ensure accessibility.

12/29/2021

"European and Japanese regulators have for many years imposed pedestrian-safety standards on automakers... American regulators, however, have been slow to think beyond the driver’s seat.

This helps explain why passenger and driver deaths have remained mostly stable over the past decade while pedestrian fatalities have risen by about 50 percent."

The government can no longer allow the auto industry to treat walkers and bikers like collateral damage.

12/16/2021

Very interesting news about public transit in Conway.

The city of Conway could implement Metro Connect Conway – a ride-hailing, ride-sharing, point-to-point microtransit service – as early as next spring.

10/06/2021

The city council met last night to discuss the new $25m pool/community center. According to the discussion there will be an indoor walking track. It's still not clear whether the city has a good plan for making walking TO the community center a good experience, so we should keep an eye on that piece.

10/04/2021

Walk to school day is fast approaching! If you haven't found a route yet, this week is an excellent time to explore! If you can't walk the whole way, can you walk partway? Every little bit helps your child's health!

Hello, Vann Families!

Walk to School Day is Wednesday, October 6th! For students who live too far away, we will meet at Tucker Creek on Salem. We will start walking together at 7:30 a.m. to Vann. So, lace up your tennis shoes and join in on the fun!

09/27/2021

The Arkansas State Walking College is a 6-month, distance-learning fellowship program for walkable community advocates, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), and America Walks.

Fellows will complete a series of modules covering leadership development, coalition-building, walkable community design, local public policy, and strategic planning. The instructional content includes online study materials, video-conferenced discussion forums with other Fellows, and community assignments.

Residents of Arkansas who are interested in the program and able to commit 4-6 hours per week (January – May) are invited to complete this online application form no later than 5:00 pm Central Time on Friday, October 29th, 2021. Fellowships are limited and the application process is competitive.

Please contact America Walks’ Nicole Smith or Arkansas Dept. of Health’s Becky Adams with any questions.

The Arkansas State Walking College is a 6-month, distance-learning fellowship program for walkable community advocates, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), and America Walks. Fellows will complete a series of modules covering leaders...

09/16/2021

The city will most likely get a good amount of money to improve the walking and biking infrastructure. Be sure you're voice is heard on what that should look like!

The CDC recommends that fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high transmission.