Comments on: Public Health and Livable Streets: Making the Connection http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-26817 Steve Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:56:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/10/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/#comment-26817 Nicolo is dead on concerning the parents dropping off their kids. Here a clip showing the mayhem created by parents at P.S. 87 this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK6r9ocFk9w . Why do so many parents with kids in this Upper West Side school drive them? Based purely on speculation, here are some of the reasons I can think of: 1) Their morning routine involves dropping the kids off at school and then driving to work. 2) They live outside the district and got a variance to enable their kids to attend this school. That may account for some, but probably not all of these parents. 3) Today was alternate side of the street day on their block, so they had to move the car anyway, so why not drive a few blocks to school? 4) They don't understand or care about the opportunity to get physical exercise by walking or bicycling to school. How can anyone (including government) reach people like these driving their kids to school and get them to stop? Nicolo is dead on concerning the parents dropping off their kids. Here a clip showing the mayhem created by parents at P.S. 87 this morning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK6r9ocFk9w .

Why do so many parents with kids in this Upper West Side school drive them? Based purely on speculation, here are some of the reasons I can think of:

1) Their morning routine involves dropping the kids off at school and then driving to work.

2) They live outside the district and got a variance to enable their kids to attend this school. That may account for some, but probably not all of these parents.

3) Today was alternate side of the street day on their block, so they had to move the car anyway, so why not drive a few blocks to school?

4) They don't understand or care about the opportunity to get physical exercise by walking or bicycling to school.

How can anyone (including government) reach people like these driving their kids to school and get them to stop?

]]> By: Nicolo Machiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-26795 Nicolo Machiavelli Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:02:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/10/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/#comment-26795 Important with regard to safe routes to school are the bad habits, moving violations and dangerous behavior of the many mommys and daddys who drive their children to school even in the city, forget the burbs. Unfortunately they are also an effective and articulate lobby for their own negative behavior. Important with regard to safe routes to school are the bad habits, moving violations and dangerous behavior of the many mommys and daddys who drive their children to school even in the city, forget the burbs. Unfortunately they are also an effective and articulate lobby for their own negative behavior.

]]> By: JK http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-26782 JK Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/10/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/#comment-26782 Safe Routes to School --- yes, yes, yes and much more of it. Keep the kids already walking to school on their feet. Get the kids being driven, out of the car. It's fundamental. When you start seeing programs like Safe Routes understood as public health and sustainability efforts rather than ad hoc traffic safety fixes, you'll know something good is happening. Safe Routes to School --- yes, yes, yes and much more of it.

Keep the kids already walking to school on their feet. Get the kids being driven, out of the car.

It's fundamental. When you start seeing programs like Safe Routes understood as public health and sustainability efforts rather than ad hoc traffic safety fixes, you'll know something good is happening.

]]> By: Aaron Naparstek http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-26780 Aaron Naparstek Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:47:41 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/10/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/#comment-26780 The report is out there but no one seems to have covered it, that I've seen, except Gotham Gazette. The report is out there but no one seems to have covered it, that I've seen, except Gotham Gazette.

]]> By: P http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/11/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/comment-page-1/#comment-26729 P Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:56:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/01/10/another-alert-from-the-public-health-guys/#comment-26729 Is this a scoop or is the report getting mainstream press coverage? Is this a scoop or is the report getting mainstream press coverage?

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