More States Add Funds for Bike Lanes to Their Budgets

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With 23.5 million children across the country overweight or obese and at risk for developing chronic disease, states across the country are beginning to invest in healthier roads.

States like Pennsylvania, Colorado, Delaware and California have recently set aside funds to make active transportation a priority. Bike lanes, sidewalks and walking trails can help more people choose an active commute to school, work, shopping centers, and places of recreation.

Local transportation authorities, and groups like the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the American Heart Association’s Voices for Healthy Kids program are working together to improve road infrastructure and bring more walking and biking opportunities to children. According to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership the amount of kids actively commuting to school has dropped from 50% in 1969 to 13% in 2009.

Learn more about how communities are working to build Complete Streets and improve their road infrastructure from this American Heart Association blog post.