September 16, 2024 - Nearly 120,000 school-age kids live within a mile of Central Park, and there are more than 200 schools within a half-mile of its boundaries.
Central Park could become an essential transportation infrastructure in the lives of thousands of school children and their neighbors. Convenient cross-park paths could be designated to increase safety and normalize this beneficial mode of transportation for kids.
The benefits of children biking to school are multifaceted, and research shows that children who arrive at school by active means show up ready to learn and perform better academically.
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