Slowly honing the elevator speech for Red Bank Safe Routes

Our group encompasses a wide range of interests (bike commuters, residents who walk/shop downtown, fitness cyclists, etc.).  While there are many facets of pedestrian and cyclist safety, we are first organizing around getting safe routes to schools for Red Bank's kids. Via Safe Routes to Schools (and the grant funding available through that program) we believe that we can achieve a signed network of safe routes that connect the west side of Red Bank to the east side. This safe flow of pedestrian and cyclist traffic is important on many levels, not the least of which is that it would allow most any kid in Red Bank to get to most any school (Primary, Middle, St. James, Charter, RBR, etc).

As far as specifics go for the short-term, we'd like to see "walking busses" throughout Red Bank, improved signage and street crossing, better educated pedestrians, cyclists and motorists and better distribution of crossing guards. From a more subjective perspective, we want to cultivate a pervasive attitude throughout town that residents are fortunate to be able to walk and bike to the center of town and should avail themselves to doing so.

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