Posted on 07/24/2008 4:49:00 AM PDT by moneyrunner
The State of Virginia, which does not have the money to build much needed roads is spending a cool million to get kids to walk and bike to school. It's one of the reasons there is never enough money for roads.
GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION TO PROMOTE WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL ~ Program benefits students in grades K-8 ~
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A million bucks to promote biking and walking? ... I can save that million and several more, by ending the free bus rides, and selling those buses to more “progressive” school districts.
How about prohibiting bus pickups within a 20 minute walking radius of any school?
Parents don’t like it? Drive the kids to school.
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