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Back to School in Knoxville Includes an E for Enforcement
As students all across the state of Tennessee head back to school, children in Knoxville have police officers stepping up efforts to make sure safety is first. In order to reduce the number of pedestrian crashes, the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) and the Knox County Safe Routes to School Partnership will implement a program to educate drivers about yielding to pedestrians in crosswal
“A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”: Physical Fitness AND Academic Achievement!
The Greek philosopher Thales and the Roman poet Juvenal both wrote about the way in which physical health and mental health are intertwined, seeking the ideal of a “sound mind in a sound body.”
In the Wake of the Midterm Elections, Some Big Changes Coming to Capitol Hill
The results of the November 4th elections were exactly what pollsters and political prognosticators had been indicating since early summer: a number of Republican pickups in the House, and enough wins in the Senate to take control for the first time since 2008. You can read more about the changes coming to Congress and what that might mean for walking and biking programs in our latest federal policy blog.
Transportation Equity in the Face of Police Profiling
“Are they going to kill me?”
#MoveInMay: Olympian Allyson Felix shouts out bicycling and Fire Up Your Feet
Blog by Allyson Felix, Six-time U.S. Olympic Track & Field Medalist and President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition member
Platforms: Fitness.gov, www.letsmoveschools.org, Fire Up Your Feet, USATF
