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Schoolhouse Walks
Municipalities try to encourage students to walk to school |
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11 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:21 PM on 11 Sep 2007 Cities across the U.S. are turning their attention not only to green education, but to how students get to school. Forty years ago, half of all students walked or bicycled to the schoolhouse. Today, that number has dropped to 15 percent, while 60 percent of youths are toted in a car. The shift, brought on by fears of traffic hazards and stranger danger, has contributed to increases in o ... |
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