Earth Day is almost a month-long event this year in Glendale: two days ago, city council approved the draft Safe and Healthy Streets Plan which creates a framework for promoting bicycling and walking as safe transportation choices. Community members have been very enthusiastic supporters; my fellow blogger at Tropico Station covered the meeting extensively in two posts, here and here.
Victory photo at City Hall after council’s approval of the plan:
A few days before this, community members, municipal employees, and elected officials from Glendale and Los Angeles celebrated the groundbreaking of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk project. This is the first phase of Glendale’s restoration of the LA River, and it will include pedestrian, bicycle, and equestrian paths.
New green building standards were also on this week’s city council agenda, and the Bicycle Master Plan is coming up shortly.
If you’ve missed all the above, here are more Earth Day opportunities in Glendale, courtesy of the Coalition for a Green Glendale email blast:
Earth Day at the Recycling Center’s Sorting Facility
Saturday, April 23, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
540 W. Chevy Chase Dr.
Glendale, CA 91204
Join Glendale’s Recycling Guru Tom Brady at the Waste Management Center to check out the new advanced sorting facility that separates mixed recyclables into separate materials! Public Works will be giving away free tote bags and other promotional materials. A children’s bike will also be given away to the person who guesses closest to how many crushed cans are in a bale (on display at the event).
Earth Day at Glendale Community College
Tuesday, April 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1500 N. Verdugo Road
Glendale, CA
There will be a live band (Masxs), a food truck (The Gastro Bus www.thegastrobus.com), environmental groups, and one of Chevrolet’s new 100% electric cars, the Volt. Come out and be engaged with students and help start a dialogue with youth!
Greener Glendale Open House
Wednesday, April 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Glendale Municipal Services Building, Room 106
633 E. Broadway
Come find out with the City of Glendale is doing to conserve resources and the environment. Share your ideas about how we can improve! (This is also on the Sunroom Desk calendar)
Professor Michael Reed Presentation: The State of the Earth
Glendale Community College
Thursday, April 28 from 12:20 p.m. -1:30 p.m. in CS 177
Glendale Bikeway Master Plan Community Meeting
Thursday, April 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Glendale Central Library Auditorium
222 E. Harvard St.
This will be the first community meeting for the bike plan update, sharing with you specific maps that will show street designations for future bike infrastructure like bike lanes, sharrows, bike parking, etc. Facebook event info: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=145252588874210
Verdugo Mountains 10k Trail Run and Hike
Sunday, May 1 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Brand Park
1601 W. Mountain St
The 1st Annual Verdugo Run is sponsored by Glendale Parks and the Glendale Open Space and Parks Foundation. Registration goes towards the non-profit foundation. Run or hike – all at your own pace. Also on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=210334882315539