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Parents, need an assist on carpooling?

Here is in update on the Safe Routes to School and Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s program to encourage carpooling (and group bike riding and walking) among parents in Sonoma County schools. Think 511.org for the school-age set. I wrote a story about the new program (read it here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100905/ARTICLES/100909730). Santa Rosa City Schools Superintendent Sharon Liddell posted the following information on the district’s website: http://www.srcs.k12.ca.us/news/HealthyKids.pdf