Working for better Saanich infrastructure

Kids are heading back to school next week. That means kids and parents will be walking, riding and scooting to and from school.

Making the trip to school with our kids on foot, bike, board or scooter is a great idea. It creates a lifelong joy of walking and riding, builds skills and confidence as young commuters, and reduces vehicle congestion and carbon pollution.

The good news is that Saanich has some great sidewalks and bike lanes on routes to school. Unfortunately, there’s also some pretty poor walking and riding infrastructure — certainly not safe places for kids to walk or ride.

This year, I started a group called Better Mobility Saanich. BMS is made up of Saanich residents from all over the community who are interested in improving road safety for all road users.

As parents and kids map their routes to school and start their daily trips, we’re asking them to let us know about those precarious places where walking and riding gets tricky or even dangerous.

BMS will work with those folks, the

area community association and Saanich to focus on road safety improvements in those places with poor or non-existent walking and riding infrastructure.

Active school travel is a road safety priority. Let’s work together to make every trip to and from school safe for kids and parents.

Get in touch with BMS: info@deanmurdock.ca facebook.com/groups/bettermobility twitter.com/MobilitySaanich

Dean Murdock Better Mobility Saanich