Enterprising Teen Rallies Support for Safer Bike Routes in Del Rey and Playa Vista
Thanks in part to the work of one local student, more than 100 people recently joined L.A. City Councilman Mike Bonin for an exploratory community bike ride around Del Rey and Playa Vista. As part of her sixth-grade Environmental Stewards Project earlier this year, 12-year-old Westside Neighborhood School (WNS) student Stella Vaughan-Verk wrote to Bonin about challenges for bicycle and pedestrian access in the area. The project, developed by WNS sixth-grade dean and science teacher Kaitlin Lester, has two guiding questions for students: (1) How can I make a difference in my community? (2) What impact do my actions...
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