Press Releases

• Campaign to get kids walking, biking to school to fight global warming
  Marin IJ, January 10, 2010

• Upfront: The weather underground
  Pacific Sun, January 8, 2010

• Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two Feet
  New York Times, March 26, 2009

• 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

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

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

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

• Safe Routes to Shools Program Director Wins National Honor
  Wendi Kallins is recognized again!
  Fall, 2006

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

• Meaure 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.
  

Press about Safe Routes to Schools

• 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

• WALKING TO SCHOOL SAFER IN NOVATO
  Marin IJ, March 4, 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, CALFORNIA.
  Survey Results, Summer 2002.
  
  
• BAD PARENTS, NO COOKIE: A BACK TO SCHOOL RANT by Jon Carroll
  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