Thursday, October 1, 2026
The Olympia School District Board of Directors proclaimed October as "Walk to School Month" at a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25.
The proclamation states that “walking or biking to school offers an opportunity to build activity into a child’s daily routine, improving health and increasing students’ readiness to learn in the classroom.”
The proclamation also promotes the safety and well-being of students.
“Our Walk to School Month proclamation is … an effort by all of our partners — with the city of Olympia, Intercity Transit, the Olympia School District — about getting … home from school safely,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said.
Children, parents, and community leaders worldwide gather in October for Walk to School events, which aim to increase awareness about the health and environmental benefits of walking and biking to school.
The proclamation emphasized that a lack of physical activity leads to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and other health problems among children.
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KatAshe
I’m fortunate in that I live just off Boulevard and Log Cabin. Though I don’t have children myself, Nottingham has many school age children, and the primary, middle and high school are all 1 mile or less from all. I regularly see our community’s children if not walking to school walking home in the afternoon.
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HotTractor
Back in the day, that's how most of us got to school, walked, rode bikes and for the rural areas, bus. I can understand why that's changed. There are more vehicles are on the road, and the vehicle designs are less safe for pedestrian and bicycles. Transportation infrastructure is prioritized for motorized vehicles. As we improve non-motorized infrastructure, it will be safer for children to walk and ride bikes to school.
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