by Katherine Hoerster and Julie Cella

Earlier this month, people everywhere celebrated Bike & Walk to School Day. But as parent leaders of a walking school bus for South Seattle K–5 students, active transportation is a meaningful — yet challenging — year-round ritual. For more families to access joyful, healthy, active transportation, Seattle leaders must drastically improve policies and infrastructure. These investments should center on South Seattle, where we experience a disproportionately high burden of driving-related casualties, compounding broad health inequities.