News

2008 – 2004 Press Releases

• 9th Annual International Walk (and Roll) to School Day, Fill the Bike Racks not the Gas Tanks (October 8, 2008)

• Safe Routes to Schools Receives National Health Award (March 24, 2006)

• Measure A Victory! Marin Traffic Relief and Better Transportation Act (November 5, 2004)

• REI Awards Grant to Fund Youth Bike Clubs through the Marin County Bicycle Coalition (July 30, 2004)

• $850,000 Awarded to Two Ross Valley Projects (November, 2003)

• International Walk To School Day October 8, 2003: 30 Marin County Schools Set to Participate (October, 2003)

• international Walk To School Day October 2, 2002: 29 Marin County Schools Set to Participate (September 25, 2002)

• WALKING TO SCHOOL SAFER IN NOVATO (Marin IJ, March 4, 2004)

 

2009 – 2004 Press Articles

• Miller Creek Middle students take on an eco-challenge, Fast Forward, April 2009

• Over 100 San Ramon kids walk to school Friday, Novato Advance, October 15, 2008

• Bicycle giveaway brings smiles, San Rafael/Terra Linda News Pointer, June 26-July 2, 2008

• Street smarts: Cities' campaign offers friendly advice, Marin IJ, March 20, 2008

• Safe Routes to Schools Program Director Wins National Honor (Wendi Kallins recognized again!), Fall, 2006

• Skip the Bus, it's Walk to School Week, Reuters Health, October 3, 2005

• Federal Money Promotes Walking and Biking, Minnesota Public Radio, August 2, 2005

• Making Strides, Sacramento Bee, June 29, 2005

• Transportation Professionals Get Involved With Safe Routes, Institute of Transportation Engineers Journal, March 2005

• Safety Of Marin Streets Gets Spotlight, Marin IJ, December 13, 2004

• The Marin County Bicycle Coalition Pilot Tests New Safe Routes Curriculum, Bikeskills.com, October, 2004

• Walk to School, Yes, But Don't Forget Your Lawyer, Salon.com, October 13, 2004

• New Research Show 87% of Studied Intersections Have Significant Hazards for Kids, National Safe Kids Campaign, October 6, 2004

• Marin Kids Take Steps Toward Fitness, Marin IJ, October 4, 2004

• Where the Sidewalk Ends, National Journal, June 26, 2004

• Walk On! More Kids Are Using Foot Power To Get To School, PTOToday.com; March 2004

• Take the Walking School Bus, CBS News, December, 2003

• Promoting Safe Biking and Walking to School: The Marin County Success Story (pdf), American Journal of Public Health, September, 2003

• Planning Safe Routes to Schools, Planning Magazine, May 2003

• Walking And Biking to Schools in Marin County, California, Survey Results, Summer 2002

• Bad Parents, No Cookie: A Back to School Rant, San Francisco Chronicle, August 26, 2002

• More County Children Walking, Biking to School, Survey Finds, Marin IJ, August 3 2002 (Editorial)

• Clean-Air Champions Deserve Credit, Marin IJ, August 2, 2002

• County Wins Clean Air Awards, Marin IJ, July 28, 2002

• Safe Routes to Schools in the USA (pdf), Summary, March 5, 2002