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Study: Safe Routes to School Programs Boost Walking and Biking 30%
In just two generations, the share of American kids who walk or bike to school has plummeted -- dropping from 50 percent in 1969 to 13 percent today. Can the trend be reversed? Yes, according to new research that shows the impact of street safety infrastructure and other programs implemented with federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funds.
October 22, 2014
SF Officials Tout School Zone Safety Upgrades on Walk and Roll to School Day
On another record-breaking Walk and Roll to School Day, Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials held a press conference to tout recently-completed pedestrian safety measures on streets surrounding Bessie Carmichael Elementary in SoMa, and three schools in the Avenues. Almost 90 schools and 14,000 children citywide were estimated to have participated in the event -- over 85 percent of SF Unified School District students.
October 9, 2014
Governor Brown Vetoes CA Bill to Increase Fines in School Zones
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 1151, which would have raised fines for traffic violations in school zones. The legislation, authored by Senator Anthony Canella (R-Ceres), was co-sponsored by the Safe Routes to School National Coalition, transportation advocates TransForm, and the Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program. The bill was designed to reduce traffic violations near schools, and money raised from the fine increases would have been earmarked for programs that encourage walking and biking.
September 24, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Buffered Bike Lanes for Students on Ortega in the Sunset
The SFMTA has installed new bike lanes and traffic calming measures on Ortega Street in the Outer Sunset, bringing a safer commute for parents and students in time for the start of the school year. Ortega runs along Sunset Elementary School and AP Giannini Middle School, which occupy the four blocks between 37th and 41st Avenues.
August 19, 2014
Advocates Push for Bike/Ped Funding From CA’s Cap-and-Trade Funds
A coalition of bike and pedestrian advocates are inviting organizations to sign on to a letter [PDF] asking the state legislature to recommend allocating $50 million of the state's cap-and-trade revenue towards the Active Transportation Program. Currently, none of the $850 million in cap-and-trade funds are allocated specifically for walking and bicycling in this year's budget.
April 2, 2014
Adorable Scenes From a Record-Breaking Walk and Roll to School Day
A record-breaking 13,000 students at 76 SF schools reportedly participated in International Walk and Roll to School Day yesterday, including over a hundred little ones who formed a "walking school bus" at E.R. Taylor Elementary, where city officials held a press event.
October 10, 2013
Draft CA Budget Ups Bike/Ped Funds, Leaves Safe Routes to School in Doubt
The budget proposed yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown and state lawmakers includes a new "Active Transportation Program" that would increase overall funding for walking and biking improvements but may put California's Safe Routes to Schools program at risk.
June 11, 2013
Bike to School Day Grows Into Bike to School Week
It's Bike to School Week. That's right -- the burgeoning event is no longer confined to a single day.
April 22, 2013
Divided By a Highway, East Palo Alto Looks to Reconnect Its West Side
This is the first in a series of stories on East Palo Alto’s proposed bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing.
October 25, 2012
Bike Donation Program to Benefit East Palo Alto Elementary Students
Brent Butler was leading a bicycle rodeo in East Palo Alto for the city’s first Streets Alive event last year when he realized just how many children were there without bikes.
September 18, 2012