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2018    Research
Arlington County Commuter Services: Walking and Biking Barriers Study

Key takeaway:

  • Arlington County residents identified the following barriers for walking and bicycling: general disregard for traffic laws; lack of access to availability of a comfortable route; the conditions and types of infrastructure; and required professional appearances and attire at workplaces. 
2018    Research
2015 – 2016 City of Saint Paul Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Report

Key takeaway:

  • The City of Saint Paul conducted annual bicycle and pedestrian counts mid-week in September since 2013. Between 2015 and 2016 there was a 14% increase in both bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Between 2013 and 2016 there was a 2% increase in bicycle traffic and a 10% increase in pedestrian traffic. 
2018    Research
Shadow mobilities: regulating migrant bicyclists in Ontario, Canada

Key takeaway:

  • Bicycling is an essential, yet inadequate mode of transportation for migrant farmworkers in rural Ontario. Migrant farmworkers are offered bike safety education, but it unfairly regulates their bicycling conduct rather than unsafe bicycling road conditions. 
2018    Research
Transport and child well-being: An integrative review

Key takeaway:

  • This review examines evidence that transport affects children’s wellbeing in five domains: physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and economic. Most benefits are associated with active and independent travel. 
2018    Research
The meaning of livable streets to schoolchildren: An image mapping study of the effects of traffic on children’s cognitive development of spatial knowledge

Key takeaway:

  • This study examines how traffic exposure impacts children’s development of cognitive spatial knowledge. Children who actively commute and experience less traffic exposure have better health outcomes, perceptions of their neighborhood, and spatial knowledge.
2018    Webinar
Engaging Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes to School

Equity is a core principal of Safe Routes to School. How do we best ensure all types of walkers, riders, and rollers are provided access through Safe Routes to School? 

2018    Webinar
It’s Bike Month: Let’s Share Bicycle Breakthroughs

Has your community found success in bicycle education this year?

2018    Fact Sheet
We Rely on Safe Routes to School Volunteers: Volunteer Appreciation

Explore the importance of volunteer appreciation will lead to success with volunteers and help create robust support for Safe Routes to School.

2018    Fact Sheet
We Rely on Safe Routes to School Volunteers: Recruiting Volunteers

We all know volunteers are the lifeblood of most Safe Routes to School programs! Figure out how to find volunteers, train them, and keep them coming back.

2018    Fact Sheet
How to be a Parent Champion for Safe Routes to School

Learn about how parents and families can get involved in Safe Routes to School, though data collection, school and neighborhood improvements, policy change, and programs to enable and encourage more walking and bicycling.