Tampa Bay officials, community leaders participate in National Walk to School Day
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis celebrated National Walk to School Day at Grady Elementary School in Tampa on Wednesday.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor greets kindergarten student Anderson Sealey, 5, outside Grady Elementary in Tampa as he participates in the school's Walk to School Wednesday on National Walk and Bike to school day, October 12, 2022. Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis also joined walk-to-school organization Sidewalk Stompers in welcoming participants to the county's number one ranked elementary school this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
The Partnership for a Walkable America organized National Walk to School Day in 1997. The annual event aims to build community awareness of the need for walkable and bikeable communities. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has participated in the event for the last three years.
“Events like National Walk to School Day showcase the importance of walking to school, while also making drivers aware that they should be alert and slow down while students may be crossing the road,” she said.“A critical piece of our Vision Zero roadway safety effort is to ensure that our kids have safe places to walk, bike and scoot in their neighborhoods and to and from school.”
Students, some accompanied by family members, cross a street toward Grady Elementary in Tampa while participating in the school's National Walk to School Day event Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis joined walk-to-school organization Sidewalk Stompers in welcoming participants to the school district's No. 1 ranked elementary school this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
A student walks toward Grady Elementary in Tampa while participating in the school's National Walk to School Day event Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis joined walk-to-school organization Sidewalk Stompers in welcoming participants to the school district's No. 1 ranked elementary school this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Students, some accompanied by family members, participate in Grady Elementary's Walk to School Wednesday on National Walk to School Day, Oct. 12, 2022. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis joined Sidewalk Stompers, a walk-to-school advocacy nonprofit, in welcoming participants to the school district's No. 1 ranked elementary school this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis greets a student outside Grady Elementary in Tampa as they participate in the school's Walk to School Wednesday event, Oct. 12, 2022. In honor of National Walk to School Day, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis joined walk-to-school organization Sidewalk Stompers in welcoming participants to the school district's No. 1 ranked elementary school this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
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