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Safe Routes to High School
Of the likely asks at our 10th Anniversary National Bike Summit this March, one will involve the Safe Routes to High Schools Act, H.R. 4021 recently introduced by Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR). If passed, it would expand the popular Safe Routes to Schools program to include high schools and would work to improve kids’ health by enabling them to walk and bike to class.
D.C. Streetsblog (via 4onaQuarter ) points us to a high school ‘bike bus’ in a League bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community Orlando, Fla.
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The video hints at the possibilities of expanding the Safe Routes to School program. Kudos to the students! Join us at the National Bike Summit and help make this a reality in your community.
Jeff Peel
State and Local Advocacy Coordinator
Peel joined the League in March 2008 as a Program Specialist for the Bicycle Friendly Communities program. Peel has a BA in American Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi.
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December 10th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
This is taking place in Orange County. The City of Orlando is a BFC. The county is a sprawling mess of crappy land use and traffic sewers.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:49 am
While I totally agree that HS students are the low-hanging fruit of active transportation, I can’t help but notice that expanding a program that can’t scratch helping 1% of existing schools to an even bigger pool of schools is somehow crazy. It’ll just result in fewer elementary schools getting grants. Still, I think $1 in highschool improvements flips more modeshare than $1 in elementary school improvements, so hurray.
December 20th, 2009 at 12:53 am
It appears they need to provide lights and helmets to high school kids.