SAN FRANCISCO --
Children around the Bay Area skipped the car pool Wednesday and hit the bricks.MOST POPULAR: Video, stories and more
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It was all part of international "Walk to School Week."
The event encourages kids to either walk or ride a bike in order to promote exercise and reduce traffic congestion and traffic-related air pollution around schools.
School officials hope the students and their parents will adopt these practices on a more permanent basis.
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