Tag: seattle public schools

May 7, 2014

So, how’s Seattle’s bike-to-school revolution going?

Pretty well, it seems: Today was National Bike-to-School Day. Kids all over Seattle biked to class this morning. That’s not all that unusual, but there were definitely more than most days. And Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda joined one of two bike trains to Alki Elementary this morning. West Seattle Blog was there, of…
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tagged: alki elementary, bike to school day 2014, jose banda, seattle public schools, west seattle, west seattle blog
September 20, 2013

Cascade: Let’s build schools for biking and walking

Schools all across Seattle are experiencing a revolution. After decades trapped in the school drop-off conundrum (Cars dropping kids at school makes it more dangerous to walk of bike to school, so more parents drive their kids. Repeat.), Seattle students and parents are finally taking action to reverse this trend. And after years of work,…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, safe routes to school, seattle public schools
May 13, 2013

Loper: What’s next after a record Bike to School Day?

This past Wednesday, Seattle’s first ever Bike to School Day rally attracted VIPs from the school district and city, as well as media including Seattle Bike Blog. Seattle Public Schools superintendent Jose Banda, School Board Member Kay Smith-Blum, and Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw all attended. Speaking at the rally, these civic leaders each reminded us…
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tagged: bike to school day 2013, clint loper, safe routes to school, seattle public schools
May 7, 2013

School District, WA State get behind Bike to School Day – Big Bryant bike train planned

Wednesday is Bike to School Day, and it could very well blow the doors off every previous bike to school celebration in Seattle. For one, the Seattle School District has put its full support behind the bike to school effort. Superintendent Jose Banda will be part of a big bike train to Bryant Elementary, and…
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tagged: bike to school day 2013, bryant elementary, jose banda, lynn peterson, seattle public schools, wsdot
June 8, 2012

Biking to Bryant Elementary up 50%, proof we can break the dangerous school drop-off cycle

143 Bryant Elementary students biked to school in May. That’s a quarter of the school population (not even counting the kids who walked). Anyone who has ever been near a school at drop-off or (worse) pick-up times has witnessed the dangerous insanity caused by so many people in cars frustratingly trying to move kids around.…
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tagged: bryant elementary, seattle public schools, walk bike schools
February 6, 2012

Feet First: SPS makes Safe Routes to School key to transportation plan

Seattle Public Schools will identify safe walking routes for walking school buses for every K-8 school in the district as part of a plan to prevent car drop-offs. Providing safe ways for kids to bike and walk to school is one of the biggest and most popular effects of neighborhood greenway, and many of the…
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tagged: feet first, neighborhood greenways, safe routes to school, seattle public schools