Friday Video: School Streetspalooza
Check out how great life can be if we just give kids the space to be kids.
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Streetsblog
12:03 AM EST on November 15, 2024
We all know (because we read Streetsblog) that streets in front of schools are uniquely dangerous.
And we also all know (because we read … you get the idea) that streets without cars are safer than streets with cars.
So what if, like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, you could put these two things together? What if you could create school streets without cars?
It’s such a great idea that more and more communities are organizing to do it. And even pro-car, anti-bike Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino is on board.
Check out how great life can be if we just give kids the space to be kids:
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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