CARRBORO, N.C. -- Mayor Barbara Foushee will proclaim Wednesday, Oct. 8 as the 29th Annual National Walk & Roll to School Day in Carrboro.
Communities participate in Walk & Roll to School Day to encourage all forms of active transportation to school and to inspire local action to create habits, policies, and environments that support students walking to and from school.
Mayor Foushee will lead a walk, ride, and roll to school on Oct. 8 with students and parents from Wilson Park to Carrboro Elementary School.
Anyone looking to walk, ride, and roll to school with the mayor should meet at the bike repair stand at Wilson Park, 101 Wilson St., between 7 and 7:15 a.m. There will be a group photo before the group begins to Walk & Roll to School at 7:20 a.m. The participants should arrive at Carrboro Elementary by 7:35 a.m.
More about Walk & Roll to School and Carrboro’s Safe Routes to School Action Plan
Teaching children to walk, roll, or bike to school safely can help create lifelong travel habits and offer opportunities for students to incorporate physical activity into their daily routines, which is associated with improved academic performance.
Enabling and encouraging more students to walk, roll, or bike to school safely benefits the whole community by creating safer streets, reducing traffic congestion, improving accessibility, fostering a stronger sense of community, lowering household transportation costs and improving the health of the environment.
The Town of Carrboro is currently updating its Safe Routes to School Action Plan, which strives to increase the number of students walking, biking, and rolling to school, to encourage active lifestyles, and to improve traffic safety. There will be an opportunity for parents and students to engage with the SRTS Action Plan Update team on Walk & Roll to School Day.
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