Press release from Open Streets Asheville:
Open Streets Asheville’s SHAPE YOUR CITY 2017 is Sunday, September 17th from 1-5 PM. Your participation builds car-free community downtown while you shop, walk, bike and play! Enjoy no-cost activities for all ages including free yoga, dance and gymnastics, community art projects, and a bike skills clinic especially for kids. Skate, skip or somersault down a car-free Patton Avenue!
Our car-free route connects Pritchard Park to Pack Square Park and includes both walkable Wall Street and charming Church Street. Hungry or thirsty? Snack at pop-up cafes in the street and shop local spots while you learn how to advocate for an active, healthy Asheville. Support your local merchants! The streets are yours, Asheville; let’s fill them with family-friendly fun.
The Open Streets Asheville movement promotes an active lifestyle; builds community; and inspires advocacy through free, interactive fun on our largest public spaces – the streets. Fifteen hundred Ashevillians answered the call to come and play at our inaugural event last year, as did 50 local groups and businesses. Attendees last year asked for more!
New this year is the call for those enjoying active community in the streets to become advocates in shaping Asheville’s future. Shape Your City 2017 provides the inspiration and tools for residents to join in local and regional efforts to build a happier, healthier Asheville.
Kids are getting Asheville moving with our Kids’ Logo Animation Contest. Judges have selected the Grand Prize winner from our submissions, and we can’t wait to feature this young fitness advocate and animation artist and the winning submission!
Visit bit.ly/OpenStreetsVolunteer or call the event coordinator (Danise Hauser RLA, 828-337-5174) to become an event volunteer. More at openstreetsasheville.com.
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