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Saturday, 23 November 2024

West Palm Beach leaders walk students to school for International Walk to School Day

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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West Palm Beach leaders walk students to school for International Walk to School Day
West Palm Beach leaders walk students to school for International Walk to School Day

Part of the city’s Vision Zero safety plan to reduce and eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries through engineering, enforcement and education.

RAISING AWARENESS STOUPPORTTHE NEED FOR MORE WALKABLECOMMUNITIES...THATMESSAGE ON*INTERNATIONAL LKWATO SCHOOL DA*.

AND IN*STWEPALM BEAC* SOME CITY LEADERSARE MAKING A PLIC UBSTATEMENTBY HITTING THE PAVEMENT.W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL FIVEARTHUR MONDALE ILIS VE OUTDESI*NORTHBORO ELEMENTAR* WHHOW THEY PLAN TO DIT.TODAY AT 6:50A-M CITYOFFICIALS WILL WALK STUDTSENWHO LIVE IN THIS AREA FROM THE*BOYS AND GIRLS CLU*N OPINEWOOD AVENUE TO NORTHBOROELEMENTARY SCHOOL.ITTAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES, BUTTHEREIT.

IT*VISION ZERO SAFETY PLA* TOREDUCE AND ELIMINATE TRAFFICFATALITIES AND SEVERE INJURITHROUGH ENGINEERING,ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION.CREATED IN 2018TO CREATE SAFER STREETS FORPEDESTRIANS AND EVERYONE EEON THE ROADWAY.

FATALITIESACTUALLY DROPPED 28-PERCTENTHE FIRST YEAR IT SWALAUNCHED.

ITPROMOTING HEALTH AND REDUCINGTRAFFIC IN A REGNIOEXPERIENCING AN INUXFL<"PARENTS SHOULD FEEL SAFETHAT THEIR KIDS CAN WALK TOSCHOOL AND ANY NEIGHBORHOOD ISSAFE.

ZIPCODES SHOULD NOTDICTATE WHAT THE OUTCOMES AREFOR OUR NEIGORHBHOODS ANDTHAT'S OUR GOAL - TO CONTINUETO WORK ON IROMPVING PUBLICSAFETY ON L ALOUR ZIP CODESAND IMPROVE WALKABILITY ANDSAFETY ON ALL FOR RPEDESTRIANS D ANBICYCL"

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