Walk to School Event Taking Place October 2nd

The annual, “Walk to School Day” is set to take place for Bartlesville elementary and middle school students on Wednesday, October 2nd.
This is part of the City of Bartlesville’s Safe Routes to School program. The day is designed to show the need for safe walking and biking facilities. It is also a day to encourage students to live healthier lifestyles. Everyone who walks or bikes to school on that day will receive a prize of some sort.
Assistant City Planner Nancy Warring said parents are encouraged to walk with their children. Warring added that for some families, parking a distance away from the school and walking or dropping their students off a few blocks from their school are more feasible options.
The event was first started in 2009 thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. For more information about the event, call 918-336-3311 ext 1196.  
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