Safe Routes To School - San Francisco http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org Making it safe and fun for SF youth to walk and bike to school. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:20:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Save the Date for 2012′s Bike to School Day! http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2012/01/save-the-date-for-2012s-bike-to-school-day/ http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2012/01/save-the-date-for-2012s-bike-to-school-day/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:20:26 +0000 SRTS Admin http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/?p=1215 Continue reading →]]> Bike to School Day will be April 12, 2012! Sign up your school today!

Bike to School Day is a one-day event where families can try out biking together and if they choose, home again from school and it’s a lot of fun!

Each year, Safe Routes to School hosts an annual poster contest, and the winner’s poster is used to promote this popular event. Click here to view the poster contest rules. This year’s theme is “When I ride, I feel…”

Posters must be submitted by January 27.

The poster contest and Bike to School Day are open to all private and public pre-k through 12th grade schools in SF.

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A Grattan Elementary 5th grader graphs student responses during a Safe Routes to Schools travel tally.

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Rec Park's Phil Ginsburg leads families in a game of "Mayor Says..."

October 5, 2011 was a glorious Walk to School Day in San Francisco. Organizers and families alike were nervous about the rainy weather, but that morning, we were greeted with beautiful blue skies.
 
A record forty-four schools across San Francisco and more than 7,200 students and families participated in this annual event to promote walking to and from school.
 
While each school celebrated in its own way, the SF Safe Routes to School team worked with Marshall Elementary School, one of our 15 Safe Routes to School sites, to organize a media event. Families gathered at KidPower Park in the Mission to get decked out in reflective gear provided by SF Safe Routes to School, make pedestrian safety signs and visibility crowns, warm up with stretching activities, and to meet Mayor Ed Lee.
Mayor

Mayor leaving KidPower Park

Recreation and Park’s General Manager, Phil Ginsburg led families in a fun game of “Mayor Says…” (aka Simon Says) to get everyone nice and limber for the short walk to school. Also present were Mr. Avila, District 6 Supervisor, Jane Kim, Board of Education President, Hydra Mendoza, and SFMTA Director, Ed Reiskin.

SFPD escorted the walking school bus along with parents who wore safety vests and carried traffic safety signs. Once students and families arrived at school, music was blaring and healthy snacks and giveaways were waiting for students. After a brief 10 minute assembly where Supervisor Jane Kim presented a resolution on behalf of the Board of Supervisors declaring it Walk to School Day in San Francisco and the Mayor presented Principal Avila with a Certificate of Honor, students were dismissed to class. 

Principal Avila accepts the Certificate of Honor from the Mayor.

Supervisor Kim presents the 2011 Walk to School Day Resolution.

How did your school celebrate Walk to School Day this year? Let us know!

Check out more great pictures from Walk to School Day 2011.  

 

 

   

 
 
]]> http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/10/walk-to-school-day-at-marshall-elementary-school/feed/ 0 Appealing Events: Mayor Lee, Supe Kim Hoof It For International Walk To School Day http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/10/appealing-events-mayor-lee-supe-kim-hoof-it-for-international-walk-to-school-day/ http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/10/appealing-events-mayor-lee-supe-kim-hoof-it-for-international-walk-to-school-day/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:42:29 +0000 SRTS Admin http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/?p=1184 Continue reading →]]> By April Siese
October 3, 2011 11:45 AM
 
In celebration of International Walk to School day, the Mission’s Marshall Elementary School is pulling out all the stops, with Mayor Ed Lee, Supervisor Jane Kim, Marshall Principal Peter Avila, Rec and Park Dept. Director Phil Ginsburg, Walk SF Exec. Director Elizabeth Stampe, SFMTA Exec. Director Ed Reiskin, and Dept. of Public Health Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator Ana Validzic all showing up to encourage students to make a commitment to staying active and walk to school.

All in all, 44 schools across SF will be participating in the day, but Marshall’s the one that is “going to be representing the District for a media event,” the school says on its site.

Though the official walking part of the event begins at 8:10am, parents and students are encouraged to arrive at Kidpower Park (on Hoff Street between 16th and 17th) at around 7:45am for a warmup before hitting the streets.

“Walking school buses” will take students from playground to classroom with prizes and celebrations along the way. The event is sponsored by Walk San Francisco, whose goal is to make SF a more pedestrian-friendly city for all.

“In addition to the central event at Marshall,” says Stampe, “many Supervisors are walking to their districts’ schools.” So keep your eye out for your own elected official Wednesday morning!

What: International Walk to School Day
Where: the walk beings at Kidpower Park on Hoff St, between 16th and 17th and ends at Marshall Elementary School on Capp St. between 16th and 17th.
When: Wednesday, October 5 from 7:45am to 8:40am
Cost: Just a little bit of exercise.

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Examiner Staff Writer

Mayor Ed Lee, Muni executive director Ed Reiskin, and Supervisor Jane Kim will be among several city officials participating in Walk to School Day on Oct. 5.

Overall, 44 city schools will take part in Walk to School Day, an international event aimed at drawing awareness to pedestrian needs and goals. Lee, Kim and Reiskin will all walk to the event’s featured school, Marshall Elementary in the Mission neighborhood.

They’ll be joined by Elizabeth Stampe, executive director of Walk SF, a pedestrian-advocacy organization that successfully lobbied for the implementation of 15 mph speed limits on city streets near schools.

The walk to Marshall will start at 7:45 a.m. at nearby Kidpower Park on Hoff Street, where Recreation and Park executive director Phil Ginsburg will lead some warm up exercises. Lee, Kim and Reiskin are scheduled to arrive at Marshall at 8:30 a.m., where they will each speak at the schoolyard for about 10 minutes.

wreisman@sfexaminer.com

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner

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It’s not too late to start a walking school bus in time for Walk to School Day! Download this simple one-pager that explains how to get started and lists important safety considerations.

Walking School Buses
English (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

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Here is a crossword puzzle provided by www.walktoschool.org that you can print and send home. Don’t worry – the answer key is also available!

]]> http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/walk-to-school-day-activity-crossword-puzzle/feed/ 0 Deadline for Walk to School Day materials September 16! http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/deadline-for-walk-to-school-day-materials-september-16/ http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/deadline-for-walk-to-school-day-materials-september-16/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:15:15 +0000 SRTS Admin http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/?p=1152 Continue reading →]]> Don’t miss out on an opportunity to get FREE materials for schools that participate in this year’s Walk to School Day on October 5, 2011.

  • Pencils
  • Belt Wraps
  • Reflective shoe stickers
  • 10% off from Sports Basement coupons
  • ClifBars
  • Maps and more!

Download the Walk to School Day Toolkit (PDF) and send in the request form at the end of the packet by September 16. Supplies are limited and materials are available first come-first served.

]]> http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/deadline-for-walk-to-school-day-materials-september-16/feed/ 0 Walk to School Day Activity – Frequent Walker Punch Cards http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/walk-to-school-day-activity-frequent-walker-punch-cards/ http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/walk-to-school-day-activity-frequent-walker-punch-cards/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:10:55 +0000 SRTS Admin http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/?p=1028 Continue reading →]]> 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 a shoeprint. When they have walked ten days, give the student a prize! It doesn’t have to be much – a sticker, recognition, a certificate. Anything to keep them motivated and having fun! Download this template and enter your school or teacher’s name to personalize it. Keep using it all year round to encourage walking and biking to/from school!

]]> http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/walk-to-school-day-activity-frequent-walker-punch-cards/feed/ 0 Call for Applications: Spring 2012 Safe Routes to School Mini-grants http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/call-for-applications-spring-2012-safe-routes-to-school-mini-grants/ http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/2011/09/call-for-applications-spring-2012-safe-routes-to-school-mini-grants/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:26 +0000 SRTS Admin http://sfsaferoutestoschool.org/?p=1125 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 and bicycle to school. SRTS programs are implemented nationwide by parents, students, schools, community leaders, and local, state, and tribal governments.
 
Mini-grants fund activities that range from the nuts and bolts that help start or sustain a program to new ideas that explore the range of benefits of safe walking and bicycling. Selected mini-grant proposals will fit a school’s identified needs and interests around safe walking and bicycling. The mini-grant activities should occur between January 1, 2012, and the end of the Spring 2012 semester. Applications are due Wednesday, October 19, 2011. 
 
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