WalkforOurWorld'sGreenFuture
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
WhatisWalkforOurGreenFuture?
Alocal,free,andopentoalltwo-milewalkinPrinceton,NJtoshowsolidarityandsupportfor
ourenvironmentwithpositiveactionsforaGreenFuture!Itisonthesamedayasthenational
People’sClimateMarchinWashingtonD.C.
When?
ThewalkwilltakeplaceonSaturday,April29,2017promptlyat10:00am,withgathering
aheadstartingat9:15.
Where?
TheapproximatelytwomileonewaywalkwillstartatTheD&RGreenwayLandTrust
headquartersattheJohnsonEducationCenter,OnePreservationPlace,PrincetonNJ08540
whichisoffofRosedaleRoad.Thewalkwilltakeplacetotallyonsidewalks,notinthestreets,
withstreetcrossingsassistancefromthePrincetonPoliceDepartment.Thewalkwillendatthe
HindsCommunityPlazaadjacenttothePrincetonPublicLibraryonWitherspoonStreetin
Princeton,NJ.
DoIhavetoregister?
FreeRegistrationisencouraged,butnotrequiredtoparticipateinthewalk.Registrationisnow
openat:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/walk-for-our-worlds-green-future-tickets-32863384267
Theeventisrainorshineexceptifthereisdangerousweatherinwhichcasewewillcontact
thosewhohaveregisteredtoindicatethewalkiscancelled.
Howlongwillittake?
Thewalkisoneway,abouttwomiles,andwilltake45minutestoanhourtocompleteand
thentherewilla30minuterallyinHindsPlazafollowedbya45minuteclimatechange
presentationinthePrincetonPublicLibraryCommunityRoomthatisopentoanyone
interested.
Isthereashorteroption?
Yes,itispossibletojointhewalkinprogressasitpassesbyOneMonumentDriveonStockton
Streetat10:30-10:45aminthemorningofthewalk.ThereisparkingatMonumentHall,the
oldBoroughHall.Itisaboutone-thirdmiletoHindsPlaza.
Whyarewewalking?
Thiswalkisintendtoprovidethosearepassionateabouttheenvironmentandconcerned
aboutclimatechangewithalocalopportunitytouniteindemonstratingsupportofthese
sharedbeliefs.Thewalkisplannedtobeapeaceful,familyfriendlyeventthatembraces
positivemessagingandencouragesproactiveapproachestoreducingourjointclimateimpact.
Whatistheroute?
ThewalkwillstartattheD&RGreenwayLandTrust'sJohnsonEducationCenteronRosedale
Road(OnePreservationPlace,Princeton,NJ08540).Thegroupwillproceedoutthemain
entranceandcrossRosedaleRoadwithpoliceassistanceontoamacadamsidewalk.Walking
easttoElmRoad,thegroupwillcrossatthesignalandturnrighttoproceedonthesidewalk
southonElmRoadtoStocktonStreet(Route206).Therethewalkwillturnleftandproceed
alongStocktontothesignalatBayardLane.CrossingontoNassauStreet,thegroupwill
proceedeasttoWitherspoonStreetwhereitwillturnleftandproceedtwoblockstoHinds
CommunityPlazanexttothePrincetonPublicLibrary.
WheredoIpark?
TherewillbelimitedparkingattheD&RGreenwayJohnsonEducationCenterandtheadjacent
GreenwayMeadowsPark.AdditionalparkingwillbeavailableatJohnsonParkElementary
SchoolacrosstheroadfromtheParkentrance.Limitedhandicappedparkingisavailableatall
threesites.Participantsareencouragedtocarpool,walk,orridebicycles.Thereisawalking
pathfromConstitutionHilltotheGreenwayforthoseresidents.FromdowntownPrinceton,the
FreeBshuttleprovidesastopatElmCirclewhichisahalfamileaway.Thatrouteandschedule
isavailableattheprincetonnj.govwebsite.
CanIridemybiketotheevent?
Yes,thereisabikerackattheJohnsonEducationCenterandattheJohnsonParkSchool.Please
bringalockandsecureyourbike.
WhatshouldIwearandbring?
WearGreen!Greenclothingisencouragedandcomfortablewalkingshoes.Bringyourown
refillablewaterbottle,sunscreen,ahat,andasmile!Waterfillingwillbeavailableatthe
JohnsonEducationCenterandattheendofthewalkatthePrincetonPublicLibrary.
CanIbringasign?
Yes,Positiveandcreativestatementsignsthatareeasylightweightandeasytocarryare
encouraged!Someexamplesare...
WeonlyhaveONEworld!Takecareofit!
Iamkeenongreen!
BeseenthatyouarekeenonGreen!
TheFutureisNOW!WalkforOurWorld!
HealthyEnvironment=HealthyMeandYou!
Takeastepforacleanerbetterworld!
WeCANmakeadifference!
Climatechangeisreal!Talkaboutit!
(Wildlifepicture)aredependingonus!
Thekeyistobepositiveandcreative!Ifyouwouldliketomakeasignahead,therewillbea
signmakingsessionattheJohnsonEducationCenteronTuesday,April27thfrom7pmto8:30
pm.Supplies,ideasandassistancewillbeavailable!
Aretherebathroomfacilities?
BathroomsareavailableatthebeginningofthewalkattheJohnsonEducationCenterandat
theendatthePrincetonPublicLibrary,butnoneinbetween.
Canchildrenandpetsjoininthewalk?
Supervisedchildren,strollers,andcrowdcompatibleandfriendlypetsonleashesarewelcome
tojoininthewalk.Participantswithdogsareencouragedtowalktowardsthebackofthe
procession.
Arethereaccommodationsforthedisabled?
Notentirely.TheinitialRosedaleRoadcrossingwillrequireacurbstepbuttheremainingturns
alongthewalkroutearealongsidewalkjunctionswithramps.Thereislimitedhandicapped
parkingattheJohnsonEducationCenter,GreenwayMeadowsPark,andJohnsonParkSchool.
Whoisorganizingthewalk?
Thewalkisbeingorganizedbyacollaborationofenvironmentalnon-profitorganizationsinthe
areaincludingClimateCentral,theD&RGreenwayLandTrust,andSustainablePrincetonwith
supportfromthePrincetonPoliceDepartmentthePrincetonPublicLibrary,andPrinceton
MarchingForward.
climatecentral.org
drgreenway.org
sustainableprinceton.org
WhatwillhappenattheconclusionofthewalkinHindsCommunityPlaza?
Attheterminusofthewalk,PrincetonMayorLizLempertwillspeak.Therewillbeseveral
activitiesfocusedonactionsindividualscantaketohelppreserveourworldincludinga
communityartprojectwhichwillthenbeondisplaythenextdayatCommuniversity.Therewill
beinformationabouthowweallcantakestepsthatmakeadifference.At12:00pm,
PrincetonEnvironmentalCommissionChairandresidentSophieGlovierofC-Change
Conversationswillshareitsnon-partisanprimeronclimatechangeinthePublicLibrary
CommunityRoom.
HowdoIgetbacktomycar/bike/homeafterthewalk?
Attheconclusionofthewalkandrally,walkerswilldisperseandindividuallyfindtheirwayback
totheiroriginattheirownleisure.ReversingtherouteisonepossibilityortakingtheFreeB
shuttletoElmCirclewhichiswithinahalfamileoftheGreenway.Thatscheduleisavailableat
themunicipalwebsite,princetonnj.gov
WhocanIcontactwithfurtherquestions?
YoucancalltheD&RGreenwayLandTrustduringnormalbusinesshoursat609.924.4646for
furtherinformationorreachusbyemailatinfo@sustainableprinceton.org