Community Active Living Coalition Newsletter

CALC envisions Denver as a city with safe, convenient, & fun spaces to walk, roll, bike, and take transit where residents of all ages and abilities can connect to their environment and one another. To learn more about CALC and ways to get involved, visit: www.denverCALC.org.

 Friday, February 14th is International Winter Bike to Work Day

Mark your calendars and ride to work!

 

For the past several years, Denver has been one of the top participating cities worldwide- let’s keep it rolling!

For those riding, don’t forget to stop by the breakfast station at 15th & Cleveland from 6:30am-9:00 a.m. for breakfast burritos, coffee, and hot chocolate!

Join the Vision Zero Love-In February 14th

Our annual Valentine’s Day Love In event is back! For the fifth year in a row, we are celebrating our love for safe streets by holding a rally at the City & County building in support of Vision Zero. This year, we’ll be thanking the City for continuing to elevate public transit in Denver through the Denver Moves: Transit plan. Come to hear from city leaders about the importance of public transit in our city. RTD will also be on hand to get input for their Reimagine RTD initiative. Since February 14 is also Winter Bike to Work Day, they will also have their portable bus rack so you can practice loading your bike on an RTD bus!

 

Meet at 11:30 a.m. at 17th and Lawrence for a group bus ride to City & County Building

Noon: Program starts at City & County Building with valentines, speakers, and bike-loading!

We want YOU at our next coalition meeting!

CALC meets 2nd Wednesdays every other month. Open to all, these meetings include event and project updates, informal networking, and group discussions about active living in Denver.

 

February 12, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

La Alma Rec Center

 

Discussion Topic: Climate Change in Denver- Opportunities for building Resilience

From Our Partners:

“We cannot go back into history and change the past. Poverty exists. Poverty was caused. What we potentially can do something about are the factors that perpetuate poverty.” -Phil Bartle, Ph.D

 

Sign up for FREE community building training with the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities! Community Block Captains complete 8 2-hour training sessions, and learn about local issues, resources, and tools to help grow community engagement. Session topics include equity in education, tools and topics for civic engagement, healthy living, and race and economics.

 

Be Well Block Captain Training, Spring 2020

March 10-April 2

6-8 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays

Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities

7350 E 29th Ave Suite 300, Denver CO 80238

All sessions include dinner

 #Lovemybusstop!

Denver Streets Partnership is launching a #lovemybusstop campaign inviting bus riders to show their stop some love. Share more about a stop you use regularly – either one you already love or one that could use some love! Share your post with @bikewalkbus or @People4Streets!

Bikes Together is hiring multiple positions at both Park Hill and Mariposa locations! Click below to see the full job descriptions and apply.

Apply here!

Registration is open for the Annual Summit of the Colorado Public Health and Parks and Recreation (PHPR) Collaborative!

 

2020 Theme: For the Sake of Gen Z – Shaping the Future of Health

They’re a whole new generation! Digitally savvy, never known a time without smart phones, meme obsessed, insightful, highly concerned about safety, calculated and thoughtful when taking risks and incredibly inclusive. This year we are bringing together Gen Z youth advisors and those who serve them to talk about the future of health. (If you have teens and young adults in your programs, centers, or clinics…that’s you.) We’re going to open the box on e-cigarettes, gaming, memes (maybe create a couple), digital connectedness and social isolation, pressures of social media and getting this generation outside.  Come be part of the conversations.

 

PHPR 2020 Annual Summit

Friday, February 28, 2020| 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Bison Ridge Recreation Center
13905 E. 112th St, Commerce City

Cost: $15 professionals, $5 students; includes lunch

Want to attend a conference or training on CALC’s behalf? We are proud to offer scholarships to community members for local events, learn more and apply below!

Apply here!