Safe Routes to School
Communities across the country are looking for opportunities to make walking and bicycling safe and appealing ways for children to get to school. Safe Routes to School Programs identify barriers and create action plans that use a combination of strategies such as teaching pedestrian and bicycle safety, building sidewalks, working with law enforcement to slow traffic and initiating walking clubs and contests.
Funding is now available for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects that benefit children in kindergarten through eighth grade. More information can be found at http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/. Funds will cover the time period of 10/1/08 - 9/30/09 and are by reimbursement only.
The purposes of the Safe Routes to School Program are:
The purposes of the Safe Routes to School Program are:
1. To enable & encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk & bicycle to school;2. To make walking & bicycling to school a safer & more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy & active lifestyle from an early age; and3. To facilitate the planning, development & implementation of projects & activities that will improve safety & reduce traffic, fuel consumption & air pollution in the vicinity of schools (within 2 miles).
For information on the SR2S Program, visit http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ or download this presentation about Maryland's Safe Routes To School Program.
Links within this web site:
BikePed Beacon - Check out our new e-newsletter!
Pedestrian Safety In Your Community
Links outside this web site:
National Center for Biking and Walking
Pedestrian Safety In Your Community
Improve pedestrian safety in your community! Download this guide to developing a pedestrian safety action plan (pdf).
Last Updated on Friday, 25 September 2009 10:50