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Bike and Walk to School Day

Bike and Walk to School Day is an international day dedicated to promoting bicycling & walking to school. Charleston Moves can help you organize a Bike and Walk to School Day event at your school.

The facts:

• South Carolina was ranked 6 th in the nation in 2004 for bicycle and pedestrian injuries and fatalities
• In South Carolina 10% of children ages 2-5 are overweight and childhood obesity has tripled over the last 30 years.
• Today, less than 15% of children nationwide are biking and walking to school as compared with over 66% of kids biked and walked to school just 30 years ago.

Why promote bicycling and walking?

• To enhance the health of kids
  Increased physical activity can combat a host of health problems facing kids today.
• To improve air quality and the environment
  Replacing car trips to school with walking or bicycling can help reduce air pollution.
• To create safer routes for walking and bicycling
  Sidewalks, education programs and traffic calming measures are some of the ways to improve conditions .

Please Contact kristen@charlestonmoves.org if you are interested in organizing a Bike or Walk to School Day event at your school or to add your event to our Lowcountry Network.