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In the days and weeks leading up to Walk to School Day, encourage your students to walk to school by distributing these “Frequent Walker/Bicyclist” punch cards. For every day that they walk to school, use a hole puncher to punch … Continue reading →

The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications for 25 mini-grants of $1,000 each. These mini-grants support the goal of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs, which is to enable and encourage children to safely walk … Continue reading →

There’s just something magical about a kid playing dress up, and what easier way to encourage fun and creativity, and not to mention increase visibility, than to create a paper crown for Walk to School Day? Imagine a whole line … Continue reading →

This toolkit is designed to help you prepare for a simple, successful Walk to School Day event. The 2011 Walk to School Day Toolkit includes: Walk to School Day Fact Sheet 5 Steps to Walk to School Day Promoting Walk … Continue reading →

Kit Hodge, Deputy Director at the SF Bicycle Coalition and integral partner for the SF Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, had an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 25, 2011, highlighting the SRTS program and why it … Continue reading →