A story about WALK! Magazine presenting Flint, Mi with the Walker Friendly City Award appears in the Flint Journal today. Check it out!
http://www.mlive.com/sports/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1176213096111380.xml&coll=5
By the way, we will be presenting the award at a news conference in Flint next Tuesday.
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