TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Supporting kids' active travel during the pandemic: Milwaukee SRTS Program JO - Journal of healthy eating and active living A1 - Pullen-Seufert, Nancy A1 - Meyer, Marissa A1 - Anderson, Michael SP - 229 EP - 234 VL - 1 IS - 4 N2 - The Milwaukee Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, a partnership between the city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works and the Wisconsin Bike Federation continued their commitment to children's active travel during the COVID-19 pandemic through offering community walks and Black and Latinx neighborhoods to discuss and incorporate preferences for planned infrastructure improvements; urban summer bicycle camps for kids; and support for teachers as SRTS champions.  Staff made modifications such as conducting programming outdoors; modifying materials and facilitation methods to support physical distancing; providing face coverings and minimizing touching equipment. The National Center for Safe Routes to School recognized their efforts with the 2021 Vision Zero for Youth Innovation Award.  

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LA - en SN - 2766-4651 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.51250/jheal.v1i4.23 ID - ref1 ER -