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Sam Balto on Instagram: "In 1969: about 48 percent of children in the United States walked or biked to school. Today: it is closer to 10 percent, and in many communities it is even lower. That is not because kids changed. It is because the environment did. Here is how we reverse it: -Make streets around schools slow and predictable. Daylighting intersections, curb extensions, raised crossings, and modal filters work. These are low-cost, high-impact fixes. -Give families a safe default, not a her