With Kids Safety Day coming up in Westbrook, thought you might be
interested in this article forwarded to us by a Bicycle Coalition of Maine
Board member.
BCM has been receiving lots of concerns about speeding in school zones, and
safety concerns for kids riding and walking to school.
I am reminded of a quote by Jane Jacobs ( for those who are not familiar
with her, she's worth looking up, a great activist for community-based
approach to building cities, fought and won battles in NYC against making
highways through the city)
"Not T.V. or illegal drugs, but the automobile has been the chief destroyer
of American communities." – Jane Jacobs
*Kids have had enough! We're rally to curb speeding near schools. Join us!*
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*[image: Zane Reeves]*
Hey,
*My name is Zane Walker and I’m 14 years old. In 2013, my good friend,
Lucian, was hit and killed by a reckless driver. There isn’t a day that
goes by that I don’t think of him.*
Since Lucian was run down, more than 45 other kids have been killed by
reckless drivers on New York City streets. This year alone, six kids have
been killed by drivers — and all these kids had friends and families, too.
We know that whole communities are grieving because our leaders aren’t
doing enough to keep us safe.
*EVENT DETAILS*
Thursday, June 7, 11 a.m. ‑ 12:30 p.m.
*Kids’ Rally for Speed Cameras*
Governor Cuomo’s NYC Office
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Between 40th & 41st Streets | Manhattan
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*So now, we kids are taking things into our own hands.*
<http://my.transalt.org/site/R?i=vtguUkrvmcpjMmf_qN_1-Q> We’re going to
stand up and demand our schools receive greater protection from
speeding cars.
On *Thursday, June 7*
<http://my.transalt.org/site/R?i=956NesCxsl7JzMALKuylSA>, I am joining the
Vision Zero Youth Council and the C.U.R.B. Speeding (Children United to
Rein-In Breakneck Speeding) Coalition to call on our leaders to expand the
speed safety camera program to more schools.
Can I count on you being there, too? Our lives depend on it.
*Zane Walker*
CURB Speeding Advocate
P.S. There will be buses picking people up all over New York City to take
them to the event. *RSVP to the Facebook event*
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Angela King
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Bicycle Coalition of Maine
PO Box 15272
Portland, ME 04112
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