Comments on: Denton hires Safe Routes To School consultant

By: Dav

Dav — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:12:37 +0000

Hopefully the fruits of this plan are implemented and our youth are allowed self-sufficiency and safety when going to school. Here’s an article summarizing some controversy in London on this issue: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1292642/SANDRA-PARSONS-Why-I-let-year-old-cycle-school-.html#ixzz0syNKx8KN
In addition to safety and self-sufficiency, safe routes to school can also help normalize multi-modal transit in our youth and move society in a sustainable direction.

By: Jennifer Lane

Jennifer Lane — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:11:19 +0000

Is anything being done about the minimum length of traffic lights when only cycles are present?

By: howard

howard — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:47:15 +0000

The contract states that they are working with both elementary and middle schools. Agreed on the high-schools, though.

By: stearns

stearns — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:36:44 +0000

What’s crappy is that they will have a “safe route” to the elementary schools but will not teach the children how to ride their bikes safely. I also think they should expand the safe routs to the middle and high schools. With the obesity problem you’d think they would want to promote more physical activity. Also there are usually middle schools close to elementary schools so I would think that it wouldn’t be too hard to expand the program.