Watertown's "Safe Routes to School" Program Mentioned on NBC's Nightly News

The other night Watertown's Safe Routes to School program was mentioned on the nationally aired NBC's Nightly News. Just about halfway through the video, which mostly talks about Somerville, New Jersey's program, Watertown is mentioned as another community taking the initiative to get children outside and walking to school under adult supervision.

Watertown's program has its own page on the Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and describes the purpose of the program as being:

"Safe Routes to School is a program designed to improve the safety and health of our school children by promoting walking to school. Because children develop lifelong habits at an early age, encouraging them to walk more in the elementary years can help to establish behaviors that will lead to more active lifestyles."

Please take the time to view this video and read about the program. It is important not only for our town's children but also for our environment as it could help to decrease the number of necessary busses.