We demand that our city councils start putting kid’s health and safety above the convenience of cars and fund safety improvements. We call on our school board to step up and take action too.

Just as every child has a right to fair and public education, every child has a right to feel safe on their commute to and from school. Our streets of San Mateo and Foster City are not safe for our students nor residents. Not enough is being done to curb the increase in aggressive driving, excessive speeding, or poor driver behavior.

RALLY WITH US at City Council and School Board meetings. Wear "High Vis" clothing - reflective and neon clothing and accessories if you can come in person. Join virtually if you can't!

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What We Want - 

We need safer street design: more crosswalks, crossing guards, carpooling, busing, bike lanes, signage, lower speed limits, walking and biking groups, education on how to walk/bike/scoot to school safely, and driver etiquette education for drop-off and pickup lines.

We hear far too often from families that they feel their only option for commuting to school is to drive, because biking, scootering or walking is too unsafe. This places a heavy burden on families to drive their students to and from school, creating more traffic, and driver frustration. This deprives our children of developing autonomy, independence, and problem solving skills by traveling to school by themselves or in small groups.

When we choose to get around not driving,  we interact more with the world around us. We say hello to others out walking, meet other parents and students, and create and strengthen our community.

We demand our school board and the cities of San Mateo and Foster City adopt Vision Zero policies AND fund them. We demand that they take action in this fiscal year planning period by earmarking funds for personnel and vision zero action plans, and funding for quick builds.