Fwd: [BikeWalkAdvocates] Open Question

[Jim Baross]

I haven't said it better. 

In school PE should include experiences at Active Transportation.

Let's make it happen!

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From: Tim Oey <t...@zerow.org>
Date: Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [BikeWalkAdvocates] Open Question

Getting bicycling education to become a standard part of all elementary, middle, and high schools in California.

Largely solves climate change from transportation
Saves thousands of lives from crashes
Greatly reduces traffic congestion around these schools
Makes all of our streets safer and more inviting
Helps prevent many physical and mental health issues
Great way to get exercise while getting to school
Natural fit for physical education classes where you get exercise AND learn a great life long skill
Saves money

Excellent base of learning BEFORE people get their drivers licenses
Reduces waste

Many other benefits as well

All it takes is a change to the California Physical Education curriculum/requirements -- a natural fit and cost effective but hard due to knee jerk car privilege/assumptions.

Volunteer/grant funded Safe Routes to School efforts are not nearly enough. Bicycling must be built into our standard process rather than being an optional nice-to-have if we want to really save our world for our kids.

Tim Oey
Zero Waste Engineer, ZeroW.org
League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor #6033
Cell: (408) 781-1094
T...@ZeroW.org

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 10:42 AM Dave Snyder <da...@peopleforbikes.org> wrote:

As a thought exercise, 

Is there a policy in your community that is or has been under consideration that would make a huge difference but is a little too ambitious to expect victory without a better-resourced campaign? 

If you had $100k to dedicate to organizing and lobbying for this policy, what would it be? What if you had $1 million? 

- Dave

Dave Snyder

Senior Director for Infrastructure (he/his)

PeopleForBikes

P.O. Box 2359 / Boulder, CO 80306

MOBILE: 510.473.8981

PeopleForBikes.org

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