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BowdenPark

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RinconadaPark

EleanorPardee

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El CaminoPark

WallisPark

WerryPark

HeritagePark

CameronPark

LyttonPlaza

BolPark

BoulwarePark

GreerPark

SealePark

RamosPark

HooverPark

MitchellPark

Lucy EvansBaylands Nature

Interpretive Center

RoblesPark

BrionesPark

TermanPark

MonroeMini Park

Suggested Routes | Palo Alto City Libraries

www.cityofpaloalto.org/librarypa.library@cityofpaloalto.org

650-329-2436

Parents: Help your student learn how to share the road safely. Help your child choose the best walking or cycling route - it may not be the same way you would drive in a car! Children who regularly practice safe walking and biking skills when young are more likely to make safer choices as teenagers.

Kids: Obey adult crossing guards. They are there to help you cross congested intersections safely.

BIKELANE

Check all directions

Wear your helmet and buckle it every time. It’s the law. To best protect your brain, your helmet must fit properly: snug and level on your head, just above your eyebrows.

Be predictable. Avoid crashes as well as traffic tickets by following the same rules of the road that apply to car drivers when riding your bike. This includes obeying ALL stop signs and traffic signals, as well as yielding to pedestrians.

Be alert. Watch out for drivers turning left or right, or cars coming out of driveways. Avoid doors being opened in front of you by riding out of the door zone.

Bike Safely

Walk or Skate SafelyBe alert. Look for cars from all directions before entering the street - including from behind you. Cross at corners. This is where drivers expect you.

Don’t assume drivers see you!Make eye contact - especially at intersections and driveways.

Drive SafelySlow down in school zones. The safe speed may be below the posted 25 mph speed limit.

Be aware of school commute routes. Children walking or biking to school help reduce traffic congestion—give them a brake and use extra caution. Young children think drivers can stop instantly and may not be able to judge speed or distance of vehicles moving toward them.

Obey “No Right Turn on Red” signs where posted at school intersections. This allows students to cross safely without cars turning through the crosswalk.

Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.

Avoid making U-turns and other unsafe maneuvers.

Never double park. Avoid blocking red curbs or disabled access ramps.

Make sure your child gets out of your car on the curb side, not near traffic.

Use booster seats. They make adult seat belts safer for children younger than 8 years old or under 4’-9” tall.

Set a good example by following the instructions of crossing guards.

Try to carpool whenever possible. Carpools help to reduce traffic congestion.

This brochure funded by grants from the Pacific Library Partnership and the Friends of the Palo Alto Library.

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Channing Ave

Embarcadero

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Loma Verd

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Bryant StEmerson St

Alma St

Park Blvd

Cowper St

Louis St

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Guinda St

El Camino Real

Mor

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Linc

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Waverly Ct

Ross Rd

Middlefield Rd

Ore

gon

Expy

Harker Ave

Dana Ave

StanfordArboretum

Palo AltoGolf Course

BowdenPark

PeersPark

BowlingGreenPark

RinconadaPark

EleanorPardee

ParkJohnson

Park

El CaminoPark

WallisPark

WerryPark

HeritagePark

CameronPark

LyttonPlaza

BolPark

BoulwarePark

GreerPark

SealePark

RamosPark

HooverPark

MitchellPark

Lucy EvansBaylands Nature

Interpretive Center

RoblesPark

BrionesPark

TermanPark

MonroeMini Park

Downtown Library270 Forest AveMon & Sun ............ClosedTues - Sat ...... 10am - 6pm

Children’s Library1276 Harriet StMon - Sat...... 10am - 6pmSun ................. 1pm - 5pm

Rinconada Library1213 Newell RdMon - Th....... 10am - 9pmFri - Sun ........ 10am - 6pm

Suggested Routes(Walking and Biking)

Parks and Open Space

Palo Alto City Limits

Mitchell Park Library3700 Middlefield RdMon - Th....... 10am - 9pmFri - Sun ....... 10am - 6pm

College Terrace2300 Wellesley StMon, Th, & Sun .....ClosedTues, Wed, Fri, & Sat........10 am-6pm

Palo Alto Historical Association Archives4000 Middlefield Rd Room K-7www.pahistory.orgTues 4pm - 8pmThurs 1pm - 5pm

Friends of the Palo Alto Library Book Sale Room4000 Middlefield Roadwww.fopal.org

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The Safe Routes to Libraries suggested routes are based on Palo Alto Safe Routes to School routes. For more Safe Routes to School information, please visit: www.cityofpaloalto.org/saferoutes

The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School Partnership encourages parents to walk or bike with students and use this mapping tool to explore options for traveling by foot or bicycle. Parents are responsible for choosing the most appropriate route based on their knowledge of conditions on the route between home and libraries and the experience level of their child.

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