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CCTA/511 Contra Costa's Walk and Roll program expands into Walnut Creek schools
Summary
511 Contra Costapresenters told the Transportation Commission the Walk and Roll program, piloted in 2024-25, reached more than 1,200 weekly participants at peak and is expanding to 11 schools this year including two in Walnut Creek; the program is funded by a TFCA grant and provides app-based trip tracking, charms, training and materials to participating schools.
The Walnut Creek Transportation Commission received an update on the CCTA/511 Contra Costa "Walk and Roll" school encouragement program and learned the program is expanding into Walnut Creek.
Cara DeYoung, project lead with Advanced Mobility Group working on the 511 Contra Costa team, said the program began as a pilot in the 2024-25 school year with seven schools and has grown to 11 schools this year, with two Walnut Creek schools joining in the coming weeks. Participating students receive barcode scanning tags that volunteers scan on a weekly Walk and Roll day; every fourth trip earns a charm and the program supplies schools…
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