Sign Up to be a "Sole Mate" for Walk Maryland Day on October 7th

Published: Tue, 09/29/20

Celebrate Walk Maryland Day on October 7th by Signing Up to be a "Sole Mate"

Walk Maryland Day

Mark your calendar! October 7th is the sixth annual Walk Maryland Day. Walking is our State’s official exercise and this is a call to action to promote walking for physical activity and improved health. Whether you’re a Walk Leader or a Sole Mate, we’re encouraging you and your fellow Marylanders to take a brief moment out of your day to enjoy a walk within your community. And while you’re there, be sure to also Look Up and Look Out! In addition to being celebrated as “Walktober” in Maryland, October is National Pedestrian Safety Month. So, this will be a great opportunity to keep an eye out for how to make walking safer in your area.

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped highlight the importance of walking as a critical aspect of human well-being, not only for transportation and access, but also for active recreation and exercise. So, we encourage all to who can to mask up and head out. Walking safely and observing all necessary health precautions can be a great step forward as Maryland moves cautiously towards full recovery.

Become a Sole Mate

Ready to celebrate our Walk Maryland Day on October 7th? Consider signing up to be a Sole Mate or walk participant. To become a Sole Mate, there are several ways to be participant, either check the list of registered walks happening throughout Maryland or create your own walk and be a sole-o walker! Use the form below to sign up.

Want to celebrate, go for a walk and become a Sole Mate to the Walktober campaign, use #WalktoberMD on social media to share your walk.

Sole Mate Registration

Walkinars & Additional Resources

Join us for a series of free, 90-minute webinars - or Walkinars - throughout the month of October. The Walktober Walkinar series, hosted by the Maryland Department of Planning, will help Marylanders learn how to advocate for safe walking infrastructure. Panelists will identify key resources to build, strengthen and sustain local partnerships and share new tools and technologies being used across the country to identify and plan for pedestrian-accessible routes for all ages and abilities.

All webinars will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Eastern on Thursdays and will provide American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) with 1.5 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits to maintain their certification. Please note, to receive AICP credit you must attend the live broadcast. .

To learn more about Walktober and to register for the Walkinars, please click the buttons below.

Walktober Website

Walkinar Registration