SRTS in the News

Safe Routes to School News Around the Country Keeps Growing.

Below is a sampling of the latest in local, state, and national SRTS news:

House GOP Takes Aim at Safe Routes to School and Mass Transit
02-03-12
Santa Clara County, CA: 'Safe Routes to School' Policies Discussed
01-31-12
2 Wheelin' in Tucson, AZ: Safe Routes to School Program gets kids on their bikes
01-26-12
Portland, OR: BTA launches privately funded Walk+Bike Jump Start Program
01-20-12
Nashville, TN: Governor Haslam announces $1.6 Million in Safe Routes to School Grants
01-20-12
Hawaii: Students Kick-off Hawaii Safe Routes to School Summit
01-11-12
Billings, MT: We Know It’s Winter — But You Can Still Walk & Bike To School
01-11-12
Hawaii: Kids Rally Wednesday Morning for ‘Waimea Walking School Bus’
01-11-12
Kalona, IA Receives IDOT Safe Routes to School Grant
01-10-12
Time Magazine: Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School
01-03-12
Columbia, MO: Walking for Health
12-27-11
Northern Michigan: Health Dept. Awards Safe Routes to School Grants for GIS and GMS
12-06-11
Lauderhill, FL: Walking Tour Aims to Help Fight Obesity, Improve Pedestrian Conditions
12-06-11
Las Vegas, NV: Students Get Bikes as Reward for Walking to School
12-05-11
Marin County, CA: New Report Finds that Safe Routes to School Progam is Changing Habits in Marin
12-02-11
Los Angeles, CA: L.A. Opens Up Its School Yards
11-22-11
Davis, CA: Caltrans Grant Aimed at Making Walking, Biking to School Safer
11-21-11
Des Moines, IA: Fairmeadows Aims to Get Kids Walking to School
11-21-11
Alexandria, VA: Whatever the Weather, Vienna Elementary Students Walk on Wednesdays
11-21-11
Washington, DC: Detroiters Step Up Against Violence
11-17-11
Fairhope, AL: Fairhope Installs Crossing Signals for Elementary School Pedestrians
11-16-11
DC Streetsblog: Bike/Ped Funding Safe as Senate Rejects Rand Paul’s Amendment
11-01-11
Lansing, MI: Seven Michigan Schools Awarded Federal Safe Routes to School Grants
10-25-11
Sacramento, CA: Caltrans Awards $66 Million in Safe Routes to School Funding
10-25-11
Tampa, FL: Time for Kids to Get on The Bus — The Walking Kind
10-23-11
Teton Valley, ID: Little Ones Get Safe Walking, Biking Training Friday
10-13-11
Huffington Post: President Obama Launched His 2nd Annual "Childhood Obesity Awareness Month"
9-23-11
Rolla, MO: Meramec Region Receives $500,000 in Safe Routes to School Grants
8-31-11
US News: Walk-to-School Programs Put Kids' Fitness First
8-26-11
US News: Urban, Low-Income Kids More Likely to Walk or Bike to School
7-06-11
DC Streetsblog: Senate Introduces a Narrower Bill for Wider Sidewalks
4-15-11
School Transporation News: $50M Potentially Available for California Safe Routes to School Programs
10-19-10
Washington, DC: Getting to School the Old-Fashioned Way
10-14-10
Let's Move BLOG: Walking to School Gets Kids Out of the Car and onto Their Feet
1-07-10
New York Times: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter?
9-15-10
Secretary LaHood Urges Parents and Students to Consider Safe, Healthy and Green Back-to-School Transportation Options
9-09-10
Wall Street Journal: Whatever Happened to Walking to School?
9-07-10
Time Magazine: Children Who Walk to School Deal Better with Stress
8-11-10
Walking and Biking Key to Reversing U.S. Childhood Obesity Epidemic
7-20-10
America's Military Families Have Diverse Transportation Needs
7-06-10
School Transportation News: Safe Routes to School Report Aims to Rally State, Local Support
10-13-09
Saratoga Springs, NY: School - Biking is OK, with conditions
10-13-09
Fox News: New York Mom Fights Middle School That Banned Her Bike Rides With Son
10-03-09
Fox News: Don't Walk (Video)
10-02-09
Streetsblog.org: A Targeted Approach to Our Built Environment Woes
9-24-09
New York Times: Why Can’t She Walk to School?
9-12-09
Safe Routes Revolution: Urban Velo Magazine Interviews Deb Hubsmith
7-29-09
Youth Fitness 101: What childhood obesity prevention programs are available in Phoenix?
7-21-09
New York Times: Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two Feet in Italy
3-26-09
SRAM Grants SRTS National Partnership $200,000
12-08-08
Atlanta, GA: DOT Ignores Bikers, Walkers
9-25-08
Atlanta, GA: DOT Kids’ Project Had Slow Start, but It Will Take Off by Next Year
9-25-08
USA Today: Schools Move to Eject Cars from Campuses
08-07-08
New York Times: Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
2-10-08
Niagara, New York: Officials Want Safer, Walkable Routes to School
12-05-07
New York Times: Turning the Ride to School Into a Walk
9-11-07

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