Safe Routes Works - read new study

Safe Routes to Schools

E-Newsletter November 2014

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Iwalk Gallery

Safe Routes Works New Study

Carpool is Cool

2nd Annual Youth Conference

Bikes Use Less space

Family Biking

Family Biking Coming this Spring. Learn how to ride safely while playing fun games

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The Sinaloa Middle School "Teens Go Green Club" enjoying a bicycle field trip to Miwok Park. The club is promoting walking and biking to school by holding early morning events. They are also working on a "suggested routes" map of area to help students navigate the busy streets of Novato.

International Walk to School Day Gallery

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School Day in our Iwalk gallery

Safe Routes Programs WORK!

Larkspur Bike Path

A new study has been published in the Journal of the American Planning Association that confirms what those of us in the field have long known: Safe Routes to School programs are effective at increasing rates of walking and bicycling to and from school.

The findings are quite impressive:

After an engineering improvement was completed, some schools saw an 18 percent increase in walking and bicycling rates.
Each year of Safe Routes to School education and encouragement programming resulted in a five percent increase in walking and bicycling rates -- adding up to 25 percent after five years.
These results could be cumulative - so a school that implements a comprehensive Safe Routes to School initiative with engineering improvements plus five years of education and encouragement could result in a 43 percent increase in walking and bicycling rates.

Carpool to School and be Cool

The winter rains are coming and many of people are going back to their cars to get to school. You can still travel Green to school by carpooling. Even one less car on the road reduces greenhouse gases and improves traffic conditions around the school. Find someone in your neighborhood and set up a carpool. Find someone who is part of your afterschool activities to carpool as well. Here is some handy tips for setting up a Carpool.

If you are in the Ross Valley, Mill Valley or Larkspur-Corte Madera School districts sign up for SchoolPool Marin.

2nd Annual Youth Conference
Spare the Air Youth will be holding its second annual Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference Saturday, February 7, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for teens throughout the Bay Area to share their success stories and learn how to promote green transportation in their schools. Sign up to present by December 12 2014

Great Photo

Why are bicycles great for our roads? See how much less space they take up compared to cars in this great photo from Latvia.