UDOT also has a Walking School Bus app, which can be downloaded at to create parent-supervised walking groups. To make sure they are safe while walking or biking, students and parents are encouraged to check out their school’s Student Neighborhood Access Plan, which shows the safest routes to school. Students who participate will be entered in a drawing for a bike, scooter or helmet. The winning school also gets to show off the traveling “Golden Tennis Shoe” trophy for a year.

The school with the highest percentage of students completing the challenge is eligible to win $500, which is to be used by the school’s safety committee. Kids who live too far from their school to walk may keep track of the days they walk or ride a bike in their own neighborhood. 25, students in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to walk or ride a bike safely to school at least three days a week. ”Walk More in Four” runs through the four weeks of September. Foxboro Elementary,at 587 Foxboro Drive, was selected for the honor because it was one of the schools with the most participation last year. To encourage more kids to walk or bicycle to and from school, UDOT kicked off its statewide “Walk More in Four” campaign at Foxboro Elementary School in North Salt Lake, on Wednesday, Aug. “It burns calories, which makes students healthier, and they’re ready to learn by the time they get to school.”

… It also reduces CO2 emissions and improves the state’s air,” said Abigail Shaha, a UDOT spokeswoman. “There would be fewer cars on the road, especially in busy drop-off zones at schools. The Utah Department of Transportation would like to change that. There are a lot of kids who could walk or ride their bikes to school, but they don’t.

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