Safe Routes to School: Making walking safer for kids
Even if kids want to walk or bike to school, in today's world there are often obstacles. Busy schedules, stranger danger, and dangerous intersections contribute to the trend of parents dropping kids off instead of letting them walk.
Safe Routes to School, a federally funded program, tries to eliminate some of those hurdles and help kids get more activity in their day by walking to school. The program focuses on why kids aren't walking to school in the first place. They may repair sidewalks, build bike paths, involve local police, and encourage parent involvement to make the commute safer. The organization celebrates Walk to School Month each October, so it's a great time to take a
look at our own communities to see if there are improvements that we could make.
Safe Routes to School, a federally funded program, tries to eliminate some of those hurdles and help kids get more activity in their day by walking to school. The program focuses on why kids aren't walking to school in the first place. They may repair sidewalks, build bike paths, involve local police, and encourage parent involvement to make the commute safer. The organization celebrates Walk to School Month each October, so it's a great time to take a
look at our own communities to see if there are improvements that we could make.
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11-03-2007 @ 8:18PM
John Z Wetmore said...
I talk with the Director of the Safe Routes To School National Partnership on this week's episode of Perils For Pedestrians.
Tuesday, November 6, The Universityhouse Channel will show Episode 135 of "Perils For Pedestrians".
Contents of Episode 135 (2007):
--Deb Hubsmith gives the history of Safe Routes to School programs; San Rafael, CA.
--We look at environmental health and walking: Berkeley, CA.
--We visit Prevention Institute to discuss walkable environments as part of quality disease prevention; Oakland, CA.
--We learn about Pedestrian Safety Action Plans; Davis, CA.
DISH Network Channel 9411 -- The Universityhouse Channel
Tuesday -- 9:30 PM Eastern, 6:30 Pacific
Episode 135 is also available on Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-978718201395050318
Note: Public access cable channels are showing different episodes than DISH Network.
Thank you.
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