The future of our kids is in the balance.

Walking, Biking, and Rolling help Save Lives, Reduce Injuries, Reduce Pollution, Reduce Climate Change, Reduce Diabetes, Improve Mental Health, Improve Physical Health, Build Community, and Save Money all at the same time while getting our kids where they need to go.

We are a group of students, community leaders, and organizations working to add walk, bike, and roll education to the K-12 public school standards, frameworks, and curriculums in California.

This is a next step for Safe Routes to School in California so that all schools teach all kids how to safely walk, bike, or roll to wherever our students need to go.

We believe safe walking, biking and rolling are key life skills that every child needs to learn. When schools handle the core of walking and biking education, Safe Routes to School programs can spend more time getting safer routes built in their communities as well as help schools with education, marketing, monitoring, metrics and fun!

Walk/bike/roll education needs to be woven into California standards, frameworks, and curriculums with elements in science, social studies, civic engagement, health, and especially physical education without creating extra work for teachers. This can be accomplished through updates to California's Education Code and by securing funding so California's educational professionals can add it in upcoming revisions of California's education standards, frameworks, and curriculums.

The states of Washington and Minnesota now require walking and biking education through their schools as do many countries elsewhere in the world. The League of American Bicyclists Ready to Ride program has this as a goal for every school in the United States.

Learning traffic safety as a pedestrian and bicyclist is especially important before kids and adults ride e-bikes or learn to drive a car. Walking and biking education is a foundation that everyone needs. Many lives can be saved.