Policies to Support Safe Routes to School
Passing Safe Routes to School policies may significantly increase the likelihood that Safe Routes to School programs are sustainable in the long-term. Below are resources to guide your Safe Routes to School program's policy implementation efforts.
Safe Routes to School Policy Resources (downloadable PDFs):
- Safe Routes to School Policies - Through policy, you set up a strong structure that will institutionalize the Safe Routes to School program within local, regional, or state law or regulations.
- Safe Routes to School Staffing - Paid staff is one of the most important elements for a strong Safe Routes to School program. For a program to be effectively administered, reach a lot of children, and be sustainable in the long term, it needs paid full-time staff.
- Safe Routes to School Funding - Safe Routes to School programs need funding in order to function. Securing ongoing funding for the program must be part of Safe Routes to School policy campaigns.
- Safe Routes to School Equity - Safe Routes to School initiatives should benefit all demographic groups, with particular attention to ensuring safe, healthy, and fair outcomes for low-income students, students of color, students of all genders, students with disabilities, and others.
Resources
Explore the foundational framework - Engagement, Education, Encouragement, Engineering, Equity, and Evaluation - and discover practical tools for each element as you explore policies.
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- Bike, Walk, Roll: Engaging Students with Disabilities with Safe Routes Programs
- Teaming Up on Road Safety: Actionable Guidance for Integrating Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero Programs
- Engineering Solutions Guide for Safe Routes to School
- Building Blocks Toolkit: A Guide to Starting and Growing a Strong Safe Routes to School Program
- Keep Calm and Carry On to School: Improving Arrival and Dismissal for Walking and Biking
- Walking, Riding, and Rolling for a New Generation: How to Partner with Youth on Safe Routes Projects
- Supporting Safety and Sparking Joy Through Community Partnerships
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Governors and State Agency Leaders
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Local Elected Officials
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Municipal Transportation Departments
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Regional Governments
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for School Boards, Superintendents, and Principals
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Student Transportation Departments
- Safe Routes to School: A Regional Government Primer for Practitioners
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer to Understanding the Role of Local Elected Officials
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer to Understanding the Role of the Municipal Transportation Department
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer to Understanding the Role of the Student Transportation Department
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer to Understanding the Role of the Governors and State Agency Leaders
- Safe Routes to School: A Primer to Understanding the Role of School Boards, Superintendents, and Principals
