Students conduct walk audit cataloguing obstacles that discourage students from getting to school.
Garfield Elementary fifth-graders gather in front of the school to conduct a study for International Walk to School Week in Santa Ana. The group reenacted their walk to and from school, listing the obstacles they encountered. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Students (from left) Lesley Maldonado, Denise Ibarra, Areli Hernandez and Daniela Manjarrez, with principal Linda DeLeon, note graffiti they pass during their walkability study for International Walk to School Week. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Sandra Viera, right, of Latino Health Access, walks with the fifth-graders down Santiago Street. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Garfield Elementary fifth grade students Lesley Maldonado, left, Daniela Manjarrez and Areli Hernandez make notes after conducting their walkability audit. On their walk to and from school they found broken sidewalks, razor wire, roving dogs and rubble from construction sites. The results were to be shared today, International Walk to School Day. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
