Mayor, Officials Set to Walk to School Wednesday

St. Petersburg and Pinellas County officials aren’t too old to walk to school.

Mayor Rick Kriseman, City Councilmen Karl Nurse, Pinellas County School Board Member René Flowers and officials from the city’s police and fire departments plan to prove it Wednesday. They’re intending to recognize International Walk to School Day by leading local students on their journeys to class.

Dubbed the “Walking School Bus,” the event begins around 7:40 a.m. at 15th Avenue South and 25th Street South. A walking school bus is a term used to describe a group of kids walking or riding to school in the company of one or more adults, the city explained in a media release.

St. Petersburg Police Assistant Chief Luke Williams is expected to begin the first leg of the walk with students who are either on foot or riding their bikes to school.

At the first stop along the way – 13th Avenue South and 22nd Street South – Kriseman and Nurse will join walkers and riders. The anticipated time is about 7:55 a.m. At the second stop, 13th Avenue South and 21st Street South, fire Chief Jim Large and Flowers will meet up with walkers and bikers around 8:05 a.m.

From there, the group will head to Melrose Elementary School with a planned arrival time around 8:10 a.m.

St. Petersburg has participated in International Walk to School Day events since 1999.

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