Sentences with phrase «biking to school»

Yet a few of them will walk a few kilometers to donate bikes to school kids.

After becoming a city staff person she continued to work actively on forming partnerships supportive of biking to school.

A Spanish study showed girls biking to school got better grades - now a new Danish study confirms walking or biking is better for your school brain.

I remember joining an impromptu parade of students who rode bikes to school that day instead of taking the bus.

here kids walk to school or bike to school as ever.

The government needs to show leadership by helping local authorities fund and deliver better cycling and walking infrastructure so that every child is able to travel on foot or by bike to school in safety and with confidence.

Walk More in Four encouraged all Utah K - 8 students to walk or bike to school at least three days each week during the four weeks in September leading up to International Walk to School Day on Oct. 5.

We also have stunning dew - covered insects, a chicken coop made of beer cans, students suspended for biking to school, and more in our roundup of the most popular articles of May.

You'll find people are eager to donate unused bikes to schools who allow students to ride them (especially when you provide them with a thank you note, a tax - deductible donation, and offer to pick it up from their location).

So many kids bike to school on the trail network here that the city plows it in the winter.

Rowley, after all, rides a purple bike to school, wears juvenile t - shirts and still wants to get together after school to play — instead of hang out.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Transportation announced two St. George students have won bikes, scooters and helmets for walking or biking to school during September as part of the Student Neighborhood Access Program's annual «Walk More in Four» statewide competition.

The 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), a U.S. Department of Transportation effort to collect data on travel by the American public, reports 13 percent of children five to 14 years old usually walked or biked to school compared with 48 percent of students in 1969.

In 2014, we recognized their Safe Routes to School efforts as one of BFC Steve's Top Win - Over Projects, noting that one of the schools had 70 % of students biking to school.

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation that was created to make walking and biking to school safe and routine.

Among other actions taken for the duration of the two week challenge, students ate more local and organic foods, took shorter showers, conserved energy and rode bikes to school.

Girls who walked or biked to school in a recent Spanish study performed better at school in verbal and math skills then their cohorts who rode the bus or rode a car, according to this story

But nevertheless, prior to the launch of the Bike It program, only 13 percent of children were biking to school at least once a week.

We also have stunning dew - covered insects, a chicken coop made of beer cans, students suspended for biking to school, and more.

A new survey in Australia shows less than 1 in 10 kids biking to school, despite a majority of parents who think it would be a good idea.

David Hogg rode his bike to school after the shooting to film as a journalist and then found himself on Fox News, where he said there couldn't be another mass shooting.

David Hogg rode his bike to school after the shooting to film as a journalist and then found himself on Fox News, saying there couldn't be another mass shooting.

Then my boys ride their bikes to school so these backpacks would be awesome!

Furthermore, only 13 % of the kids walk or bike to school.

Walking / Biking to School: The State Board of Education Model Policy on Quality Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools (2012) states that students and staff members will be encouraged and supported to safely walk or bike to school as often as possible.

Walking / Biking to School: No state policy.

If your children want to bike to school, teach them about these bicycle safety guidelines and precautions:

Biking to school can be fantastic exercise, and it cuts down on commute time.

So keep your athlete's activity level up with frequent doses of free play and active commuting (like walking or biking to school).

The reasons for the obesity problem are varied: bigger portion sizes, kids who spend more time in front of TVs and video games, neighborhoods that aren't safe enough for outdoor play or walking or biking to school.

An incentive program to track and reward healthy behaviors (such as eating fruits and vegetables, limiting screen time, walking or biking to school, or trying new physical activities)

That's why the health department promotes Vision Zero, de Blasio's transportation initiative, believing that if the streets were safer, then more kids will walk or bike to school, and that can help fight obesity.

According to National Household Travel Survey data, only 15 percent of children in the U.S. walk or bike to school — a 35 percent drop from three decades ago.

I ride my bike to school NEARLY everyday, 5.6 round trip.

She biked to school and back every day in high school instead of taking the bus («I got there faster than everyone else on the bus, and it didn't cost a dollar - fifty»).

Adam Sandler returns as Lenny, a Hollywood player who since the first film has moved his family to his rural hometown, where the kids can bike to school and Dad gets plenty of Guy Time with pals Eric (Kevin James), Kurt (Chris Rock), and Marcus (David Spade).

After thinking about how people use up resources (e.g., riding in a car instead of walking or biking to school), teams describe ways that people contribute to a larger carbon footprint.

Many parents let their 12 - year - olds ride a train or city bus or a bike to school or a friend's house; some even let their 10 - year - olds do so.

* Ensure that a minimum of 50 percent of the students can walk or bike to school.

Schools can also encourage students to walk or bike to school; promote active recess; include physical activity in afterschool and classroom activities; support athletic programs.

The gifts are all part of the UDOT Snap Program's «Walk More in Four» statewide challenge which encourages kids K - 8 to walk or bike to school the month of September.

Our hope is that these bikes will be given to children who could not otherwise afford one so they too can ride their bikes to school.

As one example of a project, a student might ride her bike to school every day, calculate the environmental benefits of not driving and write an article about it for a community newspaper, English teacher Bryn Orum said.

«The Safe Routes to School program helps ensure that children have a safe way to walk or bike to school,» said Secretary LaHood.

When we were young, something like 60 percent of kids walked or rode their bikes to school.

That's right, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), most of these fatalities aren't to the children on the buses, but rather to occupants of other vehicles involved in the crashes (72 percent) or to other non-occupants of the buses, such as those who are walking and biking to school (20 percent).

Koehler cut his shower time down to an impressive one - minute and biked to school every day.

That's probably why new research from the Australian Heart Foundation shows a majority of parents want their kids to ride bikes to school.