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- INCREASE
- daily physical activity for children and adults
- safety for pedestrians in the neighborhood
- community cohesion by helping neighbors get to know one another
- DECREASE
- traffic and idling in and around the neighborhood and school to improve
air quality
- crime when more people are outside keeping an eye on their neighborhood
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- an adult 'driver' at the front
- an adult 'conductor or caboose' bringing up the rear
- children walk to school in a group along a set route
- pick up additional 'passengers' at specific 'bus-stops' along the way
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- bus may run rain or shine
- some buses operate only on certain days
- other buses operate only in morning or afternoon
- buses are designed to suit each school or neighborhood
- everyone wears a reflective jacket
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- chat with their friends
- are more ready to learn when they arrive at school
- learn valuable road safety skills
- gain some independence
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- become the eyes of the neighborhood
- identify problem intersections
- provide safety for bus walkers
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- reduces auto traffic near schools during drop-off and pick-up times
- reduced traffic improves air quality
- parents & students work together
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- encourages healthy exercise habits
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- ½ hour walking/day cuts the risk of heart disease by ½
- reduces risk of cancers, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis & improves
mental health
- experts recommend physical activity for at least half an hour a day for
at least 5 days a week
- 1 mile walk to school and back takes ½ hour and burns 150 calories
- walking 10,000 steps a day is equal to a 5 mile stretch
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- Talk with local coordinators to design your walking school bus program
- Implement the program in your school
- Fill out one simple annual evaluation
- Reflective vests are provided free of charge by
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