by: Vicky O. Misa
In a report put together through the local Blue Zones Project team, several recommendations were made to improve walkability around Horace Mann Elementary School. With help from the local Safe Routes Committee, a walking audit of the area and suggestions from Blue Zones Built Environment expert Dan Burden, the focus and direction of a plan is beginning to come together.
The goal is to get children more physically active by walking or biking to and from school, all while easing the minds of nervous parents.
For the sake of safety, families have opted in recent years to drive or bus their little ones to school.
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