Mexico: Expanding the Walk and Roll to School Day (WRSD) Movement
Mexico: Expanding the Walk and Roll to School Day (WRSD) Movement
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Status
Ongoing
- Location Yucatán (Mérida, Valladolid, Tizimín) or Quintana Roo (Benito Juárez, Felipe Carrilo Puerto, Solidaridad)
In Mexico, traffic accidents are the 2nd cause of youths' death on their way to/from school, especially in low-income neighborhoods where there is less safety infrastructure and students are more likely to walk/bike.
The project aims to deploy the WRSD movement in one disadvantaged school to improve road safety and promote accessible/inclusive mobility through:
1/ A WRSD celebration (Walking & cycling to school together for advocacy) incl. a workshop with teachers, parents, children & neighbors
2/ Technical support for local authorities to identify road safety needs & interventions (Area selection, proposal, workshop with stakeholders & implementation)
3/ Guideline creation to design safe schools' zone in Southeast Mexico and promote active mobility (Site visits in >4 schools' zone to identify issues & solutions, workshops with stakeholders & public presentation).
Project NGO: The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP)
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Promoter
Maite Ramos Gomez - Mexico, Panama, Dominican Rep. & Colombia Managing Director, Mexico-City
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Initiate date • Duration
16.09.2025 • 12 months