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LRC <br /> Active: Living Ramsey County <br /> Active Living Ramsey County <br /> 1,000 Benches Project <br /> Bench Site Recommendations <br /> The 1,000 Benches Project is intended to support physical activity and <br /> movement, and to give people a chance to rest on the way to destinations in their <br /> community. These are suggestions that could be considered and may be <br /> determined by local conditions. <br /> 1) Planning a Path <br /> When planning a "path to health," consider where the people are, and where <br /> they might be going (destinations). You may want to connect` <br /> - neighborhoods <br /> - apartments <br /> - senior housing <br /> - coffee shops, restaurants - <br /> - a bus stop <br /> - schools <br /> - a community center <br /> - the library <br /> - a park <br /> - shopping like grocery or other stores <br /> - churches <br /> - a health care facility <br /> Use this list for ideas and add to it our goal is to connect people with <br /> destinations and support walking as a form of transportation. Especially consider <br /> the elderly, disabled, and people with young children. <br /> 2) Siting the benches <br /> Once you have a route, you'll also want to consider how to position the benches. <br /> Comfort and safety are the biggest factors in how much people will use the <br /> benches: <br /> - The space behind a sidewalk (and further from the street) is often in city <br /> right-of-way and so the city can site a bench there. <br /> - People feel safer and more relaxed the further away from traffic they are. <br /> Between the sidewalk and street can be too close for comfort. <br /> - Face the bench in the direction of what's interesting to look at, like other <br /> people, scenery, architecture, anything that moves or changes, including <br /> Active Living Ramsey County <br /> 1,000 Benches Project - <br /> Bench Site Recommendations <br /> August 2007 <br />