Contest recognizing school-aged students who chose active transportation, carpooling and supportive mobility devices included over 15,500 students and over 88 schools this year.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. – The Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Program is celebrating the success of one of its signature countywide events: the Golden Sneaker Contest. At the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) meeting on April 23rd, Commission Chair and Alameda County District Supervisor David Haubert awarded the Platinum Sneaker to Christensen Middle School, which is in Livermore and part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD). Chair Haubert and his fellow commissioners also expressed congratulations to each school’s winning classroom, commended school staff throughout Alameda County for strong participation, and recognized the SR2S Program for delivering one of its core initiatives for school-aged youth.
The Golden Sneaker Contest is a popular annual tradition administered by Alameda CTC’s SR2S Program. The program is a comprehensive and proven approach to increase safe walking and biking to and from school with the goals of reducing congestion and harmful pollutants around schools and increasing the safety and physical activity of students.
