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Safe Routes to Schools encourages biking and walking to school

KRWG | By KC Counts
Published December 13, 2024 at 9:59 AM MST
Ashleigh Curry, coordinator of the Safe Routes to School program at Las Cruces Public Schools, talks to students at Highland Elementary School about bicycle safety. Wednesday morning more than a dozen bikes were given to students at the school who either did not have a bike or had one in disrepair. The giveaway is part of an annual effort in partnership with Southwest Disposal.
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Ashleigh Curry, coordinator of the Safe Routes to School program at Las Cruces Public Schools, talks to students at Highland Elementary School about bicycle safety. Wednesday morning more than a dozen bikes were given to students at the school who either did not have a bike or had one in disrepair. The giveaway is part of an annual effort in partnership with Southwest Disposal.

KC Counts talks with Ashleigh Curry, LCPS Safe Routes to Schools coordinator, about the program and its bike giveaway.
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KC Counts has been broadcasting to Southern New Mexico and West Texas audiences for over 30 years. She hosts "All Things Considered" weekday afternoons from 4-7 p.m., and you can watch KC on "Fronteras: A Changing America" on television from KRWG Public Media.
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