Safe Routes to School (SRTS) helps make walking and biking to school safe, healthy, and fun for kids and families. The program supports students who want to walk or bike by improving streets, crossings, and school areas, and by encouraging safe travel habits.
Safe Routes to School benefits the whole community. When more kids walk or bike, there is less traffic around schools, cleaner air, and safer streets for everyone. Students get more physical activity, build confidence, and learn how to travel safely and independently.
SRTS programs are inclusive and designed for students of all abilities. They help communities become more welcoming, connected, and accessible places to live.
Safe Routes to School provides many benefits for students, families, and communities, including:
Improves traffic safety and helps students feel more confident by giving them chances to learn and practice safe walking and biking skills.
Students arrive at school healthy, awake, and ready to learn, with improved focus and concentration in the classroom.
Reduces traffic congestion around schools and helps address transportation barriers that can lead to student absences or tardiness.
Builds stronger connections between families, schools, and neighbors, creating positive social opportunities for students and families.
Increases daily physical activity and helps students build healthy habits that can last a lifetime, reducing the risk of obesity and chronic disease.
Less idling during drop-off and pick-up, along with more walking, biking, rolling, and carpooling, leads to cleaner air around schools and helps reduce asthma risks.