Walking School Bus
Some areas have good conditions for walking and biking, but parents don't feel safe letting their children – especially young ones – travel alone. For many of these schools, walking school buses are the answer. They are groups of children who walk designated routes to school under adult supervision, picking up kids along the way just like a bus. For some neighborhoods it's a casual group walk, while others set up a formal plan with adults scheduled to walk on certain days. Provide parents with maps of safe routes to school and launch a bus that's right for your community.
Learn more:
- Visit The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School in the SRTS Guide to learn how to organize, promote and maintain a walking school bus.
- The Centers for Disease Control has published a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to launching a walking school bus in community.
- For a complete list of links associated with walking school buses, visit www.walkingschoolbus.org.
