Nashua: Register Now for National Bike/Walk to School Day

Let the bike bells ring! The National Center for Safe Routes to School announces National Bike/Walk to School Day registration is now open. Nearly 950 schools across the country participated in the inaugural national event in 2012.

Last year six New Hampshire schools participated, including Dr. Crisp Elementary in Nashua.

This year's event is set for May 8. Schools, community members and parents can register a Bike/Walk to School Day event now at walkbiketoschool.org.   

Bike/Walk to School Day is a national event that gives communities across the country the opportunity to join together in bicycling to school on the same day. The event, an exciting celebration for both those new to the experience and those who have been two-wheeling to school for years, is part of the movement for year-round safe routes to school and encourages bicycling to school as a healthy way for kids and families to make their school commute.

New this year, in addition to being part of National Bike Month, Bike to School Day is part of an international movement called Global Youth Traffic Safety Month. The goal of this effort is to engage and empower youth across the globe to develop and implement youth peer to peer education projects, support increased enforcement of traffic laws and advocate for stronger laws to protect young people on the roads. 

For more information on bike and walk to school activities in the United States, visit www.walkbiketoschool.org. Keep up with the schools planning bike events at: www.walkbiketoschool.org/go/whos-biking/2013.

For more information, visit www.saferoutesinfo.org.