Leadership Redondo Class of 2011 promotes vitality
The 2011 Leadership Class of Redondo has already installed 10 bike racks throughout the city. Photo Outside the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in North Redondo, next to a bustling road of congested traffic and honking horns, are five new bike racks. The metal racks were put there to encourage community members to forget their car and opt for an environmentally friendly bicycle instead. The racks outside the bookstore are thanks to the Leadership Redondo Class of 2011. The 14-member all volunteer group, made up of a variety of professionals who live and work in the city, decided to use their year’s project to promote vitality and healthy living within the city. To do that, they decided to implement a twofold project; installing 40 bike racks around the city and recruiting 4,500 new members to sign up for the Blue Zone Project. “One’s about getting healthy and one’s about moving naturally and improving bike-ability in the city,” said Aaron Benton, the Special Education Director in the Redondo Beach School District and member of the 2011 class. The class was approached by a variety of community groups which have ongoing projects throughout the city. For the 2011 class, the possibility…
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