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Seattle Opens Up Neighborhood Streets for Kids to Play
At St. Terese Academy in Seattle last week, students held relay races on 35th Avenue. It was field day at the Madrona neighborhood school, and thanks to a new initiative from the city of Seattle, the kids had some extra space to stretch their legs.
June 5, 2014
Lakewood, Ohio: The Suburb Where Everyone Can Walk to School
The inner Cleveland suburb of Lakewood (population 51,000) calls itself a "walking school district." Lakewood has never had school buses in its history, and kids grow up walking and biking to school.
April 29, 2014
Dateline Nashville: Students Spotted Walking to School — Outside!
Today in what's wrong with everything: The Nashville news media is apparently aghast that students at a local high school had to take a walk.
March 17, 2014
In Queens, Parents Push for Safer Streets Near Schools
After 25-year-old Martha Tibillin-Guamug was killed crossing the street in Jackson Heights last week, the 110th Precinct went on the offensive, writing 200 summonses in 72 hours, including dozens for failure to yield to pedestrians. At a traffic safety town hall on Sunday, residents applauded the effort, then asked the police and DOT to do more.
February 11, 2014
Five Ways Colleges Are Coaxing Students Out of Their Cars
The University of Wisconsin-Madison provides bike valet at its football games. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supports free transit for everyone in the region. The University of California, Irvine launched a bike-share system in 2009, long before any major city in California had done so.
February 5, 2014
The Suburb Where Everybody Can Walk to School
Lakewood, Ohio, population 51,000, doesn't have any school buses. It never has.
January 17, 2014
Report: More Kids Are Walking to School
The long-term decline of walking and biking to school has been linked to the childhood obesity epidemic, a big share of morning rush hour traffic, and even kids' lack of attention in class. In 1969, 41 percent of children in grades K–8 lived within one mile of school, and of those kids, 89 percent usually walked or biked. By 2009, 31 percent lived within a mile of school -- and only 35 percent of them walked or biked.
December 3, 2013
WNYC: Most City Streets Are Currently Eligible for 20 MPH Speed Limit
WNYC has put together a map showing that the majority of streets in New York City are close to a school -- meaning that, according to state law, the speed limit on those streets can be lowered to 20 miles per hour without Albany's approval:
November 13, 2013
DOT Now Accepting Applications for 2014 Bike to School Program
DOT launched the second annual Bike to School competition on Tuesday.
November 8, 2013