More Kids, More Often

Just a generation ago, the vast majority of kids that lived within a mile of their school walked or bicycled to get there. Today, that number is around 15%, and the childhood obesity rate and air quality issues tell the story. Join us as we encourage a new generation to embrace alternative forms of transportation that will improve the health and well being of everyone!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Walk and Roll the only option!

Here is a link to an interesting article about a school in Toronto that just opened recently.  The principal has designated it a "walking only" school as "...part of a broader initiative at the Halton District School Board to stop traffic jams around schools and get students moving."  They've set up walking school busses from designated points, among other things.

Parents often cite weather as a barrier that keeps their kids from walking to school.  If they can get it done in Canada, surely we can get it done in Omaha!   What can we learn from their great example?

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