Edgewood Walking School Bus Makes It Fun to Walk to School

The Walking School Bus is on -- each Friday from now until the end of November in Edgewood. Rather than take the bus to school, parents and students walk the route to school – and spend time with neighbors and classmates while helping the environment.

The tradition began in 2008 when a PTA committee made a large map of the Edgewood neighborhood, plotted each students' home location and chose routes that they thought would accommodate the greatest majority of students. No one walks more than eight tenths of a mile on one of the three available routes. Though attendance varies depending on the weather and families’ availability and routine, last Friday there were about 100 walkers on three routes to school.