FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2025
Contact: Leslie Aparicio, Assistant Planner
619-573-9017 | [email protected]

PRESS RELEASE – National Walk and Roll to School Day is October 8

Join our community to celebrate safe, active trips to school

San Diego, Calif. – Circulate San Diego encourages families and students to buckle up their helmets and lace up their sneakers for National Walk and Roll to School Day. This annual event celebrates the benefits of exercise and brings attention to the need for safe, accessible walking and biking routes.

“National Walk and Roll to School Day is a great opportunity to highlight pedestrian safety and advocate for safer routes for walking and biking to school,” Circulate San Diego Director of Planning and Community Engagement Carlisle Dockery said. “This day underscores the importance of boosting physical activity and prioritizes the safety of the families in our community.”

While extra caution is needed on the morning of October 8, with increased foot and bike traffic, it’s important to stay alert every single day. Drivers should be prepared to stop for school buses and children crossing the street, and always slow down in school zones.

Circulate San Diego offers tips for ensuring students who walk, bike, or roll to school get there safely:

  • Slow down at intersections and do not speed. Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks. Avoid obstructing crosswalks and bike lanes when stopped.
  • Stay alert. Don’t be distracted by electronic devices that take your eyes (and ears) off the road.
  • Use crosswalks, preferably at stop signs or signals. If there are unmarked crosswalks, cross at corners on streets.
  • Plan your route on roads with sidewalks or paths away from traffic. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible or ride your bike in the same direction as traffic as far on the right-hand side as possible.
  • Always wear a helmet when riding or rolling.

Schools are encouraged to register at walkbiketoschool.orgas a way of tracking participation and showing support for active, healthy, and safe transportation.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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