![]() ![]() |
PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Leaders
of the Airport Road Industrial Park
Association announced the opening of a new three and a quarter mile
walking and bicycle route on October 21, 2009, specifically targeted at
the over 6,000 employees that work at companies in the Park. The route is
marked along both sides of the roads that connect the companies in the
Park and is marked with maps that lay out five routes of different
lengths. |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
(Top row, left and right) Healthy Lives coordinator Mike Ramos displays a map of the ten designated walking routes in the City as he talks about the value of walking in maintaining health. (Top row, center) Mayor Correia talks about the benefits of walking to the employees, the companies and the community. (Middle row, left) Healthy City Fall River coordinator David Weed talks about what employers can do to promote a healthy workforce as Laura Ferreira of the Fall River Traffic Department listens from behind. (Middle row, right) Marty Schwalm, president of the Fall River Industrial Association and CEO of Hatch Science, talks about the the efforts that went into the project. (Bottom row) Mr. Ramos leads a group on a half mile walk toward the Lightolier location as a cyclist passes on the other side of the street in the newly-designated bicycle lane. |
Return to the Partners Home Page