Footing the Bill
The Walking School Bus
When marketing guru John Grant told us about morning walks with his five-year-old son, we were charmed by the simple, sustainable routine. And equally so by the Walking School Bus, a national program aiming to curb gas costs and help improve kids' health (while simultaneously fueling a sense of community). How to get involved? Start a WSB in your neighborhood by rallying interested families and setting a carpool-esque schedule. Adults take turns as chaperones, picking up a gaggle of backpack-clad kids along the way. (Those who live far from school can walk to a meeting point where the bus will then cart kids the rest of the way.)
For more information, go to walkingschoolbus.org.
