Released on: July 8, 2008, 11:28 am

Press Release Author: John Z Wetmore, Perils For Pedestrians

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: The Universityhouse Channel on DISH Network features a five
hour marathon of the public affairs television series \"Perils For Pedestrians\" this
Saturday.

Press Release Body:
Saturday, July 12, 2008, The Universityhouse Channel will host a five hour marathon
of the award-winning series, \"Perils For Pedestrians\". Ten of the most popular
episodes will be played back to back from 7:00 PM to midnight EDT (4:00 PM to 9:00
PM PDT). Universityhouse is located at Channel 9411 on DISH Network satellite
television.

"Perils For Pedestrians" is on public access cable channels in 130 cities. It is
regularly scheduled for Tuesdays at 9:30 PM EDT (6:30 PM PDT) on The
Universityhouse Channel. Although there have been marathons before on some of the
cable channels, the five hour marathon on Saturday is the first for satellite
viewers.

John Z Wetmore, host and producer of "Perils For Pedestrians", has conducted
interviews in all 50 states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 8 countries overseas.
Guests include advocates, planners, engineers, academics, and public officials.
Topics include anything related to walking and bicycling, such as intersection
design, urban planning, safe routes to school, and public health. The television
series has a companion website, www.pedestrians.org

The ten episodes featured in the marathon include trips to London, Dublin, Zurich,
New York, Illinois, California, and ten other states. Questions explored include:
the importance of walking for emergency evacuation; the application of the
Americans with Disabilities Act to sidewalk infrastructure; non-motorized
transportation and climate change; and the status of bicycles in engineering
education.

For those who miss the marathon, past episodes are archived on Google Video.
Between public access cable channels, satellite broadcasts, and the Internet
archive, the series is readily available to anyone wanting to know more about
issues affecting pedestrians.


Web Site: http://www.pedestrians.org

Contact Details: John Z Wetmore, Producer
Perils For Pedestrians TV
5305 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-654-5305
john@pedestrians.org