The end of the year is a time of reflection on all that we value. Here at the Safe Routes Partnership, we value the simple act of walking or bicycling safely to school, a shop or to work.
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Fact Sheet
Lista de control de posibilidades para caminar
La Lista de control de posibilidades para caminar adjunta es una herramienta que se puede utilizar para mejorar la seguridad del recorrido de nuestros hijos hacia la escuela.
As we kick off the new year, our staff leadership and steering committee reviews our progress towards the goals of our strategic plan.
Report
FY 1992 through FY 2013
This report provides insight into how Transportation Enhancement and Transportation Alternative funds are being used at the national and state levels. The report is a tool for agency staff, policymakers, professionals, and citizens who want to understand how federal fund- ing shapes America’s transportation system and its communities.
The Tennessee Network has some exciting plans for 2013 and some amazing members to help get the job done. Here’s the short list of what we are working on.
Report
How Safe Routes to School Initiatives Protect Children Walking and Bicycling
The Safe Routes Partnership has released a new national report showing how SRTS programs can be harnessed to keep children safe from traffic dangers while walking and bicycling to school.
In Los Angeles County, the popular narrative says that everyone drives all the time, and transportation policy has largely reflected this social understanding. However, active transportation modes are a significant form of mobility, calling into question the truth of the dominant narrative.
Toolkit
Transportation Alternatives Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit provides materials that state advocacy organizations can use to ensure state
Departments of Transportation (DOTs) take full advantage of the potential bicycling and
walking funding in MAP-21.
Ohio is a leader in the national Safe Routes to Schools movement. Here are just a few benchmarks and accomplishments in our great state:
Report, Model Policy
Strategies for Governing Boards to Ensure Student Success
This handbook provides strategies to help governing boards create positive school environments where students feel safe,supported, connected to others and prepared to learn.
Bike to School Day is just around the corner on May 8th. Are you in, North Carolina?
Across North Carolina there are so many great Safe Routes to School programs in place at hundreds of schools. You can visit most any of those schools now and see bikes being parked at bike racks and parents leading kids in their walk to and from school.
Evaluation, Report
2008 Annual Progress Report – Building Momentum and Policy Change
This report provides an update on major State Network Project accomplishments in 2008, lessons learned, state summaries, and the Local School Project.
A joint or shared use agreement is a formal agreement between two groups, for example a school district and a city or county, which allows for the use of public property, like a school playground or field, after regular school hours. Shared use agreements can help school districts save money on the development, operation, and maintenance of the facilities that will be shared..
Webinar
This webinar from March 20, 2014 discusses the influence of school district policies on walking and bicycling to school and resources for engaging school board members.
In March 2013, the American Diabetes Association released their most recent five-year update “The Economic Cost of Diabetes in the US in 2012,” which found that in 2012, diabetes cost the US a total of $245 billion, an increase of 41 percent from 2007.
Webinar
Implementing the Best Curriculum for Your Community
This webinar from February 20, 2014 discusses how to choose and implement the best bicycle safety curriculum for your community.
Just shy of one year since the passage of the new transportation law, MAP-21, the US Department of Transportation has issued the final guidance and a
Fact Sheet
This policy briefdescribes research showing the benefits of physical activityfor student learning, explains the state requirements andstandards for P.E., highlights board actions to support P.E.and lists additional resources board members and othersmight find useful.
Looking back, I never would have imagined that many of the recreational activities I participated in and enjoyed, especially walking and bicycling to school, climbing ropes in PE, hiking to the local nature center, and playing games at recess, would impact my life so significantly.
In honor of July being Parks and Recreation month, I decided to focus on how we, as Safe Routes to School advocates, can ensure that all children have the ability to be active outside all year round. Just like walking and bicycling to school, access to parks and recreation can directly impact the overall quality of life for children.