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Entries tagged: MarinMarin County Safe Routes to Schools Launches New Campaign Building on the success of Marin’s nationally recognized SR2S program, the Green Ways campaign will employ a classroom competition within schools, and challenges between schools with cash awards. Parents will be able to use the on-line SchoolPool program to build a network of friends to share the journey to school modeled after employee ridesharing programs; SchoolPool will provide parents with match-lists of schoolmates who live along their route to school. They can then form a carpool, walk or bike together, or find bus buddies for their children. Walking or bicycling in groups provides safety in numbers and provides socializing time as well as exercise on the way to school, for both the children and the parents. The program will be unveiled on January 21, 2010 at 4 p.m. “ For more information visit www.marinbike.org
Posted by nadegedubuisson on January 21, 2010
Tags: sr2s, schoolpool, safe routes to schools, mcbc, marin county bicycle coalition, marin county, marin, green ways to school, california 0 comments | View comments Train and Pathway Ballot Passes in Marin and Sonoma counties, CAOn Tuesday, November 4, voters in Marin and Sonoma counties (California) passed Measure Q with 69.5 percent of the vote, funding a new rail-with-trail that will run for 70 miles from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal (which has a connection to San Francisco) to Cloverdale. The expenditure plan for Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) includes $91 million for the bikeway of which 70 percent will be on a separated pathway, and 30 percent will be bike lanes on city streets. The Marin County Bicycle Coalition worked on this project for more than 10 years, and was supported in their efforts by the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and Transportation Alternatives for Marin.
Posted by debhubsmith on November 25, 2008
Tags: transportation alternatives, train and pathway ballot, sonoma bicycle coalition, sonoma, marin 0 comments | View comments |
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According to the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, “Marin County Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) is pleased to announce its new Green Ways to School campaign to combat global warming, funded by a $175,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation’s Climate Change Initiative. The Green Ways to School campaign will feature the new SchoolPool on-line trip sharing program, new contests, and cash incentives for the schools that show the greatest increase in green trips to school by walking, biking, carpooling or taking the bus.
