For many adults, walking to school or riding their bikes with friends was part of their daily childhood routine. But sadly, many kids today miss out on these important opportunities to be physically active because they live in communities that lack safe sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalks, and pathways.
In fact, nearly 50% of kids walked to school in 1969, while fewer than 15% do so today.
The Safe Routes to School program can help reverse that trend and our nation’s troubling childhood obesity rate by providing schools and communities with funding to improve bike and pedestrian safety - but only if we can urge Congress to preserve funding for this important program.
Ask your Members of Congress to support Safe Routes to School today!
A new report highlights that safety hazards on our nation’s roads pose barriers to physical activity for many, especially children. But through programs like Safe Routes to School, we can improve the built environments where we all live, work, learn and play to get people moving more.
Right now, Congress is considering cuts to bike and pedestrian safety programs as legislators work to renew the nation’s transportation bill- so we must act for walk-able and bike-able communities now!
Help ensure public health advocates have a voice in transportation planning and policy by speaking-up today to help protect Safe Routes to School for our kids!
Thanks for all you do-
Clarissa
American Heart Association
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