(Credits: @BostonSchools)Couple of weeks ago, an estimation of 3500 students from more than 14 schools in the Boston Public Schools system participated in the Walk to School Day, a biannual initiative to encourage making walking to school safe, popular and fun. In the event, the Red Sox mascot Wally The Green Monster participated, walking with the students from the Sarah Greenwood K-8 School in Dorchester. Boston public officials and Neighborhood liaisons from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services were also present in the initiative, joining schools across the district in the walk.
“Improving pedestrian safety for our children to walk to and from school easily is a citywide commitment. Members from the community and city officials, including police, school, public health and transportation departments, are working together to ensure safer streets not only for our students, but for all our residents.”
—Marty Walsh, Boston Mayor.
(Credits: @BostonSchools)The event is coordinated by the Safe Routes to School Boston, which promotes health and wellness for all students, by encouraging them and their families to walk, bike or use other forms of active transportation to commute to and from school, as well as teach students and families safe walking habits and work with city agencies to improve infrastructure.
“The Safe Routes to School Boston initiative closely aligns with the district’s mission of promoting the health and wellness of all students. Walking to school is a daily, physical activity that supports good health and boosts energy levels, so that students may become more productive learners throughout the school day.”
—Laura Perille, Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent.
