by thesavageway | May 30, 2017 | clean graffiti
WalkCLT is happening Friday, June 2 in the FreeMoreWest neighborhood. #thesavageway
Walking as a form of transportation is an underrated thing. When you walk, you not only get exercise but you get to explore parts of the city that you can’t see from the car. It’s awesome.
#WalkCLT is an initiative to promote walking as a form of transportation (it’s simple really). Using signage and Clean Graffiti, this project encourages residents and visitors of a neighborhood to be more eco-friendly and walk, bike or carpool to destinations in this area.
This installment of #WalkCLT is in the FreeMoreWest Area (including Wesley Heights, Seversville, Enderly Park, Bryant Park, and the Stewart Creek / Irwin Creek Greenways). We used pedestrian wayfinding signs, at both at ground and eye-level, to tell residents how many minutes it will take them to walk to popular local destinations. This is the second installment of WalkCLT; the original launch took place in Plaza Midwood in Fall 2015.
Clean Graffiti in Wesley Heights for WalkCLT. #thesavageway
Get out and walk your neighborhood with WalkCLT on June 2. #thesavageway
Love the creative use of Clean Graffiti for WalkCLT. #thesavageway
We partnered with Sustain Charlotte and OrthoCarolina on this initiative in hopes that it gets people excited about moving and being outside all while exploring more of Charlotte.
This Friday, June 2 from 5-8pm we are having a twilight launch event to kickoff WalkCLT. Walk or bike to Recover Brands (1518 Bryant St.), check in, log your miles walked, and get a wristband & event map for tons of discounts at FreeMoreWest establishments. Places like Rhino Market, Pinky’s Westside Grill and Blue Blaze Brewing.
The first 250 participants will receive a free #WalkCLT t-shirt provided by OrthoCarolina. Or you could be awesome and for a $10 donation get a custom printed t-shirt from Recover Brands and a beer ticket to Blue Blaze Brewing. All proceeds benefit Sustain Charlotte.
For more information visit walkclt.org. We are excited to walk with you. Join us!!
WalkCLT is happening this Friday, June 2 in FreeMoreWest.
WalkCLT is made possible by OrthoCarolina. #thesavageway
by thesavageway | Nov 18, 2015 | clean graffiti
Did you know that it’s only a 7-minute walk from Armada Skate Shop to Midwood Smokehouse in Plaza Midwood? This was one of the many walking facts that we learned while working on the Walk Your Neighborhood #WalkCLT initiative powered by OrthoCarolina & Sustain Charlotte.
#WalkCLT is a project created by Sustain Charlotte’s Transportation Choices Alliance & OrthoCarolina to promote the walkability of our Charlotte neighborhoods. Walking creates more vibrant streets, helps support local businesses, highlights unique neighborhood features & strengthens Charlotte as a whole. #WalkCLT brings the community together in a big way.
The first #WalkCLT event went down in Plaza Midwood. #thesavageway
#thesavagway was brought in to assist with the creation and promotion of this community event and well as executing Clean Graffiti to denote walking distances. Clean Graffiti was a natural medium to use as a wayfinding sign because it is a sustainable form of messaging – it’s just water.
Clean Graffiti was used as a wayfinding message along popular walking areas in the neighborhood. #thesavageway
It’s only 9 minutes to a good book! #WalkCLT helps promote walking in your neighborhood. #thesavageway
On Saturday, November 7, our team, Sustain Charlotte & OrthoCarolina threw a launch event for the #WalkCLT initiative. Residents & participants were encouraged to walk from their home (instead of driving) to the heart of the Plaza Midwood business district. The festivities included a free t-shirt upon checking-in at the Pizza Peel on Central Ave, a scavenger hunt for families, two and three-legged races, and some amazing deals from the Plaza Midwood neighborhood. Over 18 local restaurants, shops & businesses offered a special deal for participants. #thesavageway team was of course on hand to manage the social media for the event!
The Sustain Charlotte crew setting up for the #WalkCLT launch event.
Successful check-in for the inaugural #WalkCLT event. #thesavageway
Cruise Carts, another sustainable form of transportation, stopped by for the #WalkCLT launch. #thesavageway
Volunteers are all smiles at the #WalkCLT launch event. #thesavageway
Walk Your City Signs were also used as wayfinding signs for #WalkCLT. #thesavageway
This launch event was just the beginning of #WalkCLT, which has a larger vision to get all of Charlotte walking more often! OrthoCarolina has been a huge community supporter and is a key reason why this initiative took off!
In the words of Blair Primis, Vice-President of Marketing at OrthoCarolina, “OrthoCarolina is a committed community partner and we felt this initiative fell perfectly in line with our efforts to educate Charlotteans on living a healthy lifestyle.”
Stay tuned for the next #WalkCLT event coming to a neighborhood near you!
OrthoCarolina’s Blair Primis supporting #WalkCLT. #thesavageway
