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The annual, “Walk to School Day” is set to take place for Bartlesville elementary and middle school students on Wednesday, October 2^nd.

This is part of the City of Bartlesville’s Safe Routes to School program. The day is designed to show the need for safe walking and biking facilities. It is also a day to encourage students to live healthier lifestyles. Everyone who walks or bikes to school on that day will receive a prize of some sort.

Assistant City Planner Nancy Warring said parents are encouraged to walk with their children. Warring added that for some families, parking a distance away from the school and walking or dropping their students off a few blocks from their school are more feasible options.

The event was first started in 2009 thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. For more information about the event, call 918-336-3311 ext 1196.