All this month, Lane County residents are encouraged to get out and walk around.
This is the third year, Lane Council of Governments has organized Walktober.
“I mean beyond just the fact that Walktober is a fun play on words, we know that this is a great time that people enjoy the outdoors, enjoy the changing leaves and the crisp fall air and just a great time to get out walking around,” said Julia Woolley, transportation marketing specialist with LCOG.
The monthlong celebration of walking includes group walks. For example, on Oct. 18, Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon will lead a walk through the Washburne District and the new Mill Street pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
That same weekend in Springfield, local artist and educator Krista Raasch will lead a slow-paced meander, “and use the 19th Century French idea of a flaneur to explore sketching, photography, and texture rubbings to create impressions of what everyone sees out there,” said Woolley.
Later in the month, there’s a bird tour of the University of Oregon campus.
There’s also a “coffee shop hop” throughout the month with a passport and drink discounts at local coffee places.
You can also log your walks for prizes over the month.
