Dear Seattle City Council,
I believe that children in Seattle deserve to be able to walk or bike to school safely and comfortably.
Currently, 58% of students in the Seattle Public Schools District live within the school walk zone and are not served by school bus routes, yet only 30% of them walk and bike. Particularly in schools with dangerous streets nearby, many parents who have the means to do so make the decision to drive their kids to school every day. The increase in vehicle traffic around the school leaves those kids who do not have the option, disproportionately low-income kids and people of color, in even more dangerous conditions.
That's why I am writing to request that you support these requests in the 2020 Seattle City Budget:
Thank you for your support in creating a safer, more sustainable, and more equitable city for us all.