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Walk & Roll
to School Day
October 7, 2009
View press release
Alameda's elementary and middle schools
will participate in the Ninth Annual Walk & Roll to School
Day, joining communities around the
world in celebrating how much fun it is to walk, bicycle, scooter
or skateboard to school. An additional focus was on fitness
and nutrition.
Walk & Roll to School Day has a new partner! The Alameda County Safe
Routes to School Program has selected Alameda for a year-round effort to
teach students and families pedestrian and bike safety. We are very
excited to have this additional support and expertise with the goal of
making walking and bicycling safety a key component throughout the school
year.
Watch for Walking School Buses and Bike Trains and help make safety for
Alameda's students a top priority. Walk or bicycle with your children to
school. Or, if necessary to drive them to school, park a few blocks away
and walk with them. This is a great opportunity to introduce them to
their neighborhood surroundings, a time for uninterrupted conversation, and
to turn the walk into fun by creating games along the way.
Important reasons why we Walk & Roll to School:
- To teach children safe walking behaviors, such as how to cross streets, and how to select safe routes to school.
- To see how easy and enjoyable it is for adults and children to spend healthy, active time together doing the world's simplest exercise - walking.
- To identify specific steps to create more walkable communities such as advocating for more crosswalks, sidewalks, crossing guards and better driver behavior.
A special thank you to all the PTA Walk Coordinators, community volunteers and local businesses who helped make this year's event a huge success and particularly to all the kids and parents who enthusiastically participated. |
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