Children and Transportation — International Issues
This presentation discusses international cycling and walk-to-school programs that encourage physical activity among children. Examples include Australia's programs in primary and secondary schools, as well as the U.K.'s Healthy Transport Channel. Providing the broader context will be a look at integrated sustainable planning options of adaptable and flexible road designs. The National Safe Kids Campaign will provide the US perspective. (34)

Making Children Healthier Through Walking
We all suspect that children who are driven to school are less physically active. A study at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College London, England, involved fitting 200 children with three-dimensional motion sensors to establish what the children have done and how active they have been. This presentation provides hard evidence as to why children should walk more rather than go by car. (44)

School Siting and Design for Active Communities
School siting and design decisions have a great impact on creating active communities. This presentation will discuss minimum acreage standards and some resulting implications -particularly in regard to walking and bicycling. The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) is in the process of changing it's recommendations, and will soon issue new guidance. In the next several years, there will be opportunities to remove minimum acreage standards and funding formulae that favor construction of mega schools on the edge of town in many states. Pedestrian and cycling advocates need to be aware of this and be prepared to help make it happen. (45)

Safe Routes to Suits: Cracking the Liability Lies in Walking and Biking to School
Increasingly, concerns about schools' liability prevent students from walking and biking to school. As Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs proliferate, their proponents will run into the "liability wall" more often. This presentation will identify the common liability concerns, and explain what the relevant laws say and what precedents exist. It will describe the relationship between schools and insurers, and will detail what SRTS proponents have done to address liability issues. (73)

Traffic Tamers: Beyond the Walking School Bus
This session will explore major flaws in the Walking School Bus and present Traffic Tamers, a new approach designed to overcome these flaws. Traffic Tamers is a holistic approach to making streets safer for kids... and not just for the school journey. It employs a range of new motivators and deals with traffic speed and volume. Learn from the "Traffic Taming Wizard" how to use three magic ways to tame those dangerous Dragon Wagons! (82)