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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Grant Makes Walk to School Safer

Gilbert, Arizona has received a $39,000 grant from the Safe Routes to School Program. The program is designed to decrease traffic and increase the use of walk and bike paths to and from schools.
"Plans for the program call for printing maps of walking and biking routes and working with neighborhoods to encourage more students to walk or bike to school."
Some, however, worry about safety, and some elementary schools won't let their youngest students bike or walk to school. In all, a dozen Arizona cities and governments received grant funding for similar projects, aimed at reducing childhood obesity by encouraging children to walk to school.

Read more at AZCentral.com.

Labels: safety, exercise, walking

Posted By: Aspen Education Group