I joined Mayor Nenshi at Calgary’s City Hall this morning to be part of the launch of the Major’s “Walk Challenge”. The Mayor is challenging all Calgarians to walk more, to choose active transportation, for their health and for the health of the city.
WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL
Today’s launch focussed on getting kids to walk or bike to school and my video of my son’s bike gang was part of the launch.
Mayor Naheed Nenshi launched his “Walk Challenge” on Tuesday and is asking all Calgarians, especially Calgary kids, to get moving by walking, biking, rollerblading, or scootering to school. Basically, take an active route to school!
“I’m encouraging all Calgarians to get just a little bit more walking into your daily life and in particular today, we want to talk about walking to school. We want to encourage more families to walk or bike or rollerblade or pogo stick, take active modes of transportation to school, It’s a simple challenge,” said Nenshi.
The children can share their experiences on twitter using #yycwalk and on Facebook HERE.
“Walk to school and tell us about it. Share it on twitter and Facebook or do it on your own or do it as a group,” said the Mayor.
The mayor says the children will help reduce greenhouse emissions, get extra exercise to stay fit and healthy and do better in school. He says traffic congestion on the streets around schools will also be reduced if more kids walk to school.
“It’s better for our health. It’s better for the environment and as any parent in the city knows today, one of the big problems we have at most schools is congestion and safety issues around the start and end of school and having more people walk is an excellent way to reduce that congestion and increase safety.”
Nenshi says if you drive your kids to school, consider stopping a few blocks away and walking the rest of the way.
For more information on the Mayor’s Walk Challenge, click HERE.
