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Please look at the site menu to the left to locate specific information about Walk to School. For details about what other countries are doing for International Walk to School Month, go to www.iwalktoschool.org.
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Quick facts
- In 2007, all 50 states held Walk to School events, for an estimated total of 6,000 schools. Events registered at www.walktoschool.org increased by 35% compared to 2006.
- In August 2005, federal legislation established a National Safe Routes to School program that provides $612 million towards Safe Routes to School from 2005 to 2009.
- Over one-half of events are part of ongoing activities to promote walking and bicycling throughout the year.
- In 2006, world-wide interest led the International Walk to School Committee to establish International Walk to School Month – countries pick a day, week or use entire month of October to promote walking to school.
- The event was established as “International” in 2000, when Canada and the UK joined with the US to celebrate.
- The Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in Chicago in 1997, modeled after the United Kingdom’s walk to school events.
For more facts about Walk to School, check out our Talking Points.
Reasons to walk
- Physical activity
- Safety
- Community awareness
- Environmental concern
- Reducing traffic congestion, pollution and speed near schools
- Reclaiming neighborhoods
- Sharing time with community leaders, parents and children
Who's walking?
Want to know who's walking in a particular state? Use our clickable map to find out about events happening anywhere in the USA.
