How will you encourage exercise, good health, and safety, including safe walking and biking to school?
As a School Board member I will: • Put safety first for every child, completing long-planned sidewalk and crosswalk improvement projects in school walk zones and partnering with Arlington County to complete traffic calming and arterial road safety projects in school zones. • Introduce new fun fitness classes as options at the high school level. • Ensure we practice what we preach on nutrition, serving in our schools only foods that meet the nutrition guidelines that we teach our children in their health classes. A host of studies increasingly show that exercise and good nutrition help children live healthier and happier lives. I want to work within our schools and in partnership with Arlington County to promote fitness and good nutrition, including by making it as safe and welcoming as possible for children who walk or bicycle. I’ve worked for years in Arlington to help make our streets safer for children and all our residents, including by leading transportation safety efforts on beha
