Editor note: In September, I shared how my children’s school was selected for Austin’s Safe Routes to School, a program designed to encourage children to walk and bike to school and do it safely. I expressed support for this program but also offered a critique of how some of the fear inducing facts might cause [...]
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Making streets safer for our kids and ignoring the bull
This morning I attended an exciting meeting at my children’s elementary school put on by the City of Austin’s Safe Routes to School program. We have been chosen as one of 6 campuses to receive support from the program designed to encourage parents to skip being a juvenile’s chauffeur and let kids do what they [...]
Bicycle Sport Shop, Trek partner with local groups to bring Boltage to Martin MS
This week Martin Middle School will become part of the Boltage program which tracks the number of times students ride their bikes or walk to school and rewards them for their participation. “Boltage is about kids making lifestyle changes, getting them moving outdoors, and making a positive impact on our environment,” says Hill Abell, owner [...]
Safe Routes Action Committee looking for feedback on future projects
Safe Routes to School, a project of the Austin/ Travis County Health and Human Services Department, works with schools and communities to increase walking and biking to school safely. This is achieved through education and promotion efforts such as media campaigns, promotional activities & contests, educational presentations, and community involvement. This is a non-infrastructure project [...]
It’s Illegal to bike to school in Saratoga Springs
Urban planning blog Sprawled Out reported this week on a very interesting controversy going on in Saratoga Springs, New York. Cycling or walking to school has been illegal there since 1994, but some parents are challenging the rule: From the Saratogian, via the NRDC blog: SARATOGA SPRINGS — While hundreds of area workers pedaled their [...]
