Slot III: 2:15 to 3:15
Room 218

Presenter/s: Alison Kendall of Kendall Planning and Design, and Lulu Mickelson of Santa Monica High School

Short Summary: Santa Monica middle and high school students have started a growing bike to school movement. In just a year, they increased the number of students cycling to school from 20 to 120, participated in City bike improvement planning, and have increased awareness of the impact of school related trips on congestion, air pollution, health and global warming. Parent and community volunteers have helped promote bike safety skills, helmet use, and funding support through the Safe Routes to School program. Come learn how you can start a similar program in your school and community.

Presenter Bio: Alison Kendall, AICP, LEED AP is Principal of Kendall Planning + Design, a sustainable planning and design firm. www.kendallplanning.com.
Contact Information: alison@kendallplanning.com or 310-586-1557

Lulu MIckelson is a junior at Santa Monica High School and member of the Samohi Solar Alliance. With the Samohi Bike Coalition, another student club, the SSA sponsors monthly Bike Days at Santa Monica High which encourage students and staff to walk, bike, skate or take the bus to reduce global warming. In a year and a half, the group has increased bicycle use by 500%, and is shaping city and school policy to better support sustainable transportation.

Handouts: Safe Routes to School News: LA Bikes! (Download at kendallplanning.com, KPD News)