Our Impact
In all that we do, the Safe Routes Partnership aims to advance policy change, catalyze support for healthy communities, foster a commitment to equity in active transportation, and share our deep expertise to improve support for walking and bicycling to school and beyond.
Today more than 17,000 schools are benefiting from the many positive outcomes of federal Safe Routes to School programs. An estimated 6.8 million children now enjoy safer sidewalks and pathways for walking and bicycling to school, bicycle and pedestrian safety education, and encouragement programs.
We were founded on the vision of collective impact and shared leadership and are proud to be joined by more than 800 partners affiliate who are committed to working together to grow the Safe Routes to School movement nationwide. The Safe Routes Partnership provides crucial support to these efforts: promoting walking and bicycling, advancing safety and physical activity through policy change, and encouraging healthy community design that enhances livability and quality of life in all communities.
Our work is guided by four focus areas:
Improving Policies, Programs, and Infrastructure
Every community in America should have safe walking and bicycling options to school and in everyday life with supportive policies for Safe Routes to School and healthy community design ensuring permanent commitment to active and healthy communities at the federal, state, local, and school district levels.
Advancing Social Equity
Kids of every income, race, ability and ethnicity-especially in low-income communities and communities of color-deserve to have safe routes to school and access to healthy communities. There will be systems in place to support the successful implementation of Safe Routes to School programs in these communities, with higher levels of capacity and community engagement to achieve changes the communities' desire.
Partnering With Purpose
We aim to cultivate support in all sectors, and encourage collaboration across sectors to champion Safe Routes to School, active transportation, and healthy communities everywhere.
Ensuring Sustainability
The Safe Routes Partnership strives to be a thriving nonprofit organization with consistent support at all levels and serves as an anchor for the Safe Routes to School movement, ensuring continuous improvement in policies, programs and practices for Safe Routes to School, active transportation and healthy communities across the nation.
At the Safe Routes Partnership, we work to make it easier and safer for kids to walk and bike to school, and to help people of all ages move through their communities safely and joyfully.
With the support of partners and funders, we’ve helped more than 17,000 schools and 6.8 million children gain access to safe sidewalks, bike paths, safety education, and programs that make walking and biking possible.
But our work is far from finished. Millions of children still lack safe routes to school and opportunities to be active in their daily lives. Together, we can change that.
Join us. Your investment fuels policy change, builds healthy and equitable communities, and ensures that every child has the freedom to walk, bike, and thrive.