"SafeWalkr has features that other mapping programs don’t have, the students said. Their program tells users which streets have sidewalks, for instance, and it recommends which side of the road to walk on."
Their principal "considers the practice [of walking to school] to be a 'lost art'"
Their principal "considers the practice [of walking to school] to be a 'lost art'"
Virginia high school students wanted to help their peers identify speedy and safe walking routes to school.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
Students created a program to make walking safer — and schools are now using it
Three Northern Virginia high school seniors decided that because most map programs are for drivers, they would make one for pedestrians.
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October 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"SafeWalkr has features that other mapping programs don’t have, the students said. Their program tells users which streets have sidewalks, for instance, and it recommends which side of the road to walk on."
Their principal "considers the practice [of walking to school] to be a 'lost art'"
Their principal "considers the practice [of walking to school] to be a 'lost art'"
Virginia high school students wanted to help their peers identify speedy and safe walking routes to school.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
Students created a program to make walking safer — and schools are now using it
Three Northern Virginia high school seniors decided that because most map programs are for drivers, they would make one for pedestrians.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Virginia high school students wanted to help their peers identify speedy and safe walking routes to school.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
Students created a program to make walking safer — and schools are now using it
Three Northern Virginia high school seniors decided that because most map programs are for drivers, they would make one for pedestrians.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Virginia high school students wanted to help their peers identify speedy and safe walking routes to school.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
They developed SafeWalkr, which combines data from Google Maps and street databases to map crosswalks, traffic and sidewalk coverage.
www.safewalkr.com
3 high school students designed #SafeWalkr, now in pilot phase at 14 schools in #FairfaxCounty,VA, to help kids find the safest walking route to school. The boys are students at Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology in Alexandria, VA.
Nice job, guys.
3 high school students designed #SafeWalkr, now in pilot phase at 14 schools in #FairfaxCounty,VA, to help kids find the safest walking route to school. The boys are students at Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology in Alexandria, VA.
Nice job, guys.
October 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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3 high school students designed #SafeWalkr, now in pilot phase at 14 schools in #FairfaxCounty,VA, to help kids find the safest walking route to school. The boys are students at Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology in Alexandria, VA.
Nice job, guys.
3 high school students designed #SafeWalkr, now in pilot phase at 14 schools in #FairfaxCounty,VA, to help kids find the safest walking route to school. The boys are students at Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology in Alexandria, VA.
Nice job, guys.
BREAKFAST LINKS 10/13/26: SafeWalkr program helps users map routes to Fairfax County schools. Hundreds of trees cut down at East Potomac Park. Effort to make utility bills more predictable fails in Maryland.
Breakfast links: Students build pedestrian safety tool in Fairfax County
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BREAKFAST LINKS 10/13/26: SafeWalkr program helps users map routes to Fairfax County schools. Hundreds of trees cut down at East Potomac Park. Effort to make utility bills more predictable fails in Maryland.
How Fairfax Co. high schoolers created an app to help kids find the safest route to school – WTOP News
How Fairfax Co. high schoolers created an app to help kids find the safest route to school – WTOP News
Three Fairfax County high school students created SafeWalkr, an app that helps students find safer walking routes to school.
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October 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
How Fairfax Co. high schoolers created an app to help kids find the safest route to school – WTOP News