Rural
Resources to help rural communities promote walking, biking, and physical activity.
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2016 Fact Sheet
Safe Routes to School in Tribal CommunitiesThis brief provides an overview of the unique considerations in implementing Safe Routes to School in tribal communities.
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2015 Fact Sheet
A Two-Pronged Approach for Improving Walking and BicyclingWhen it comes to walking and bicycling, rural communities can be the best of environments and the worst of environments. Historically, small rural towns were very walkable. With small main streets and compact development, it was easy to walk from place to place while running errands.
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2015 Toolkit
Best Practices and Promising Approaches for Safe RoutesSafe Routes to School programs can succeed in rural areas. But ensuring that schoolchildren can get the benefits of walking and bicycling to school in rural communities requires dealing with some challenges and barriers that may be different than in other areas.
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2015 Fact Sheet
In over 17,000 schools around the country, these programs are making it easier and safer for students to be healthy by walking or bicycling to school.
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2016 Fact Sheet
Challenges and Strategies to Accessing FundingThis infobrief describes state outreach, technical assistance, and partnership approaches that support rural communities and highlights two communities that have successfully used federal funds to improve safety and accessibility for walking and bicycling.