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The Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program
Bowman School is proud to participate in the Safe Routes to School Program. Its main purpose is to reduce traffic congestion at schools by promoting walking, biking, scootering and car pooling and increasing bus ridership. It is an established program that has already been run internationally and in many towns across the USA.
Other goals of the program include promoting exercise, creating a
healthier environment, community building, promoting independence and
instilling road sense in children. It is also known that active children
do better in school.
The Lexington
Sidewalk Committee is leading the program in Lexington which is supported
by the Schools Superintendent, Paul Ash, and by the all the School Principals.
If you would like to walk to school, we can give you the preferred route from your neighborhood to Bowman and put you in contact with a Bowman parent who walks to school regularly. Please see list of neighborhood contacts.
Car Pooling
Where it is not feasible to walk and the bus does not suit your routine,
please consider car pooling to school.
We do not
officially
organize
car
pooling but we can put you in touch with a neighborhood contact who
may know of car pooling groups in your neighborhood.
2008-9 Walk Days
This upcoming school year, Bowman will be participating in Lexington’s ‘Walking
Wednesdays’ on the second Wednesday of the month, most months of
the school year. We will be encouraging walking, biking, carpooling
and riding the bus on these days.
We will be starting with International Walk Day
on October 8th 2008. The proposed Bowman 'Walking Wednesday'
dates are:
November 12
December 10
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 15
May TBD
Please check the Bowman Broadside and the Bowman web site home page for latest information on the walk days.
For further general information on walking to school please see the links to the right.
Hope to see you on the sidewalk!
Bowman Safe Routes to School Committee