I hired an grade 7 student when my oldest was in JK to walk him to and from school. She went off to high school and her younger brother now walks my oldest 2 to school and home. He is off to high school next year and am having a tough time finding someone for next year...sigh...looks like I might be back to walking. And literally it is 20 minutes up a fairly steep hill. My quad stroller is about as easy to push as a tank on a good day nevermind in the snow.