National Walk to Work Day

When: Friday 6th October

From their website: You can be a Walking Class Hero on Friday 6 October 2006 by simply walking all or part of the way to work. Use public transport and get off the bus, train, tram or ferry a few stops earlier and walk the rest of the way. Or take a half-hour walk at lunch-time. And where possible, walk up stairs. But, PLEASE, leave the car at home. If you have to drive, leave the car at least a kilometre or two from your destination and walk the remaining distance.

From the press release: “Walking is not only good for your health but it is also good for the health of the environment, said Ms Lisa Corbyn, Director General of the Department of Environment and Conservation, today when she announced her support for the official Walk to Work Day.

“If everyone in Sydney walked, cycled or caught public transport just once a week, around 2,400 tonnes of smog forming chemical and 13 tonnes of fines particle pollution would be eliminated from the atmosphere each year in Sydney,” she said

“Motor vehicles are still the most significant source of urban air pollution in Sydney. By leaving the car at home you can help reduce potentially harmful emissions from the air.

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