Walk/Ride Day Friday

Medford is celebrating Walk/Ride Days—a program that encourages walking and biking, while helping local retailers bring in more customers—on Friday, January 27th. This month we are delighted to welcome a number of new local, independent businesses to the program: Century Bank, Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts, Oliver Deli, Awakened Warrior Yoga, and Medford Optical. Each partner is offering a special incentive to customers who take to their feet or their bikes for their trip to Medford Square.

Here is the complete list of Medford’s Walk/Ride Retail Partners, and their offers for customers who mention Walk/Ride Day when they visit, this Friday and the last Friday of each month:

In Medford Square:

Awakened Warrior Yoga: Take a FREE class, 7-8 am

Bestsellers Café: 10% discount on phone or on-line orders

Century Bank: $50.00 when you open a personal checking account

Colleen’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop: Free raffle entry for a gift card (with your purchase).

Medford Muscular Therapy Centre: Add a 15-minute treatment of your choice to your massage session

Medford Optical: $100 off any complete pair of prescription eye ware (cannot be combined with any insurance or other discounts)

Mystic Coffee Roaster: Free small cup of fresh-roasted coffee (several choices available).

Oliver Deli/Chickpeas: Free drink of your choice

Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts Center: Raffle entry for a month of free lessons

Other Medford Locations:

Depot Square Grill, West Medford Square: Free cup of clam chowder

Lions Share Coaching (online/phone only): (1) Be entered into a 6-week life and/or career coaching program, or (2) Get 15% off any coaching package. Email marie[at]lionssharecoaching.com or call 617–803–1508 to sign up.

And visit www.GoGreenStreets.org to find all the participating businesses and other partners in Walk/Ride Days, which will happen simultaneously in Medford, Cambridge, Somerville, Boston, Everett, and Lynn—on the last Friday of each month.

More about Walk/Ride Days in Medford

Green Medford is coordinating participation in Walk/Ride Days and supporting partners with outreach. To sign up or ask questions, call Susan at 781-526-4714, or email susan.altman[at]comcast.net.

We are seeking new retailers and schools to join the project. To participate, a business chooses an incentive that will help drive more customers to the business, without driving. Then, on the last Friday of each month, the businesses reward the people who visited because of the program. Schools in the Walk/Ride project can participate in many ways, from Walking School Bus events to a Special Walk/Ride day for the whole community.

Walk/Ride Days is a project of the Green Streets Initiative, an international grassroots organization based in Cambridge, MA, that celebrates and promotes the use of sustainable and active transportation. Green Streets’ mission is to create safer, healthier, and quieter streets and more vibrant communities. More information at: http://www.gogreenstreets.org/. Green Medford seeks to educate the Medford community to understand our environmental impact, and to empower members of our community to make more sustainable energy choices related to homes and businesses, transportation, and food. More information at: www.greenmedford.org and at our Facebook page (search for Green Medford).

-Submitted by Susan Altman, Green Medford