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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: October 5, 2015 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
Connecticut Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) Encourages Schools to Participate in Celebrating International Walk to School Day
The Connecticut Department of
Transportation is encouraging Connecticut schools to join schools from around
the world in celebrating International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October
7, 2015.
International
Walk to School Day is aimed at bringing awareness to the need for healthy,
walkable communities. On this day community leaders, parents, teachers
and students can walk together and bring about a permanent change for safe,
active transportation to your schools and in your communities.
Schools
all over Connecticut will celebrate Walk to School Day with hundreds of
students walking and rolling to school along with parents, teachers and
community leaders.
Events
are being organized by local volunteers and school officials, with additional
support from the CT Safe Routes to School Program. Events usually begin
with kids, parents and community leaders walking from their homes or other
designated drop off sites to school, along with special school activities
associated with the walk. Register your event at www.walkbiketoschool.org to get some event
planning ideas and incentives.
In
addition, the CT Safe Routes to School Program is working with schools across
the state, offering free assistance to schools seeking to develop or expand
walking and biking opportunities for students in their communities. SRTS
programs help identify what keeps kids from making the choice to walk or bike,
and then develop strategies to change the environment and culture.
For additional information, please contact the CT Safe Routes to School Team at info@walkitbikeitct.org.
October is International Walk to School month. Again, register your event at www.walkbiketoschool.org and get event ideas for not only for Walk to School Day on October 7th, but throughout the month of October.
You are welcomed and encouraged to contact the SRTS coordinator, Patrick Zapatka, at Patrick.Zapatka@ct.gov to have your event story and photos featured on Connecticut’s SRTS Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CTSafeRoutestoSchool.
Get involved and let’s make it a record year for safe walking and bicycling to school in Connecticut!
Program information can be found on the following websites:
Connecticut Safe Routes to School: www.walkitbikeitct.org
International Walk to
School in the USA www.walkbiketoschool.org
National Center for Safe Routes to School www.saferoutesinfo.org