Programs

Safe Routes to School

Learn from people who know how to make things happen.

America Walks, in partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School, developed a webinar series to share our expertise on starting and running Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programs.

These free monthly webinars are for parents, students, teachers, agency staff, community members, professionals, and other interested parties to learn about safe routes to school. Each lasted 60 minutes and covered topics to help lead a successful grassroots action.

Past Webinars – All Webinars are archived on the National Safe Routes to School website.  Please see the National Safe Routes to School website for upcoming webinars.

2013

• Walk Talk: The SRTS Call-In Show Webinar

2012

• Fresh Ideas from the 2012 Oberstar SRTS Award Program — Surprising Partners and Program Approaches
• Get Inspired: Ideas to Refresh, Re-energize, and Reframe Safe Routes to School featuring Mark Fenton
• The Community Connection, School Travel Plans and Building Community
• SRTS in Indian Country Part Two – Success Stories and Lessons Learned
• SRTS in Indian Country Part One – Understanding Program Development Challenges
• Active, Healthy and Ready to Learn, SRTS and  Health
• SRTS Middle School Curriculum: Why It Is so Important and How to Make an Impact
•  Making Tough Choices Easier: How to Prioritize Pedestrian Infrastructure Needs
• International SRTS Programs
• Getting Drivers to Slow Down
•  Award Winning SRTS Programs
• Tips for Funding Your SRTS Program
• Building a SRTS Bike Brigage: Tips for Getting Started and Spreading Success
• Making the Cold Cool: Keeping Your SRTS Program Going through the Winter
• Pump Down the Volume: SRTS and  Traffic Reduction

2011  

• Making the Cold Cool: Keeping Your SRTS Program Running During the Winter
• Engaging Youth in Your SRTS Program
• Keys to a Successful SRTS Program: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
• Location, Location, Location: New Guidance on Locating Schools in a Healthy, Sustainable Way 
• Creating BUZZ Around Your SRTS Event
• How to Include Bus Riders in Your SRTS Program
• Great Ways to Include Bicycling in Your SRTS Program  
• Lessons from Florida’s Crossing Guard Program
• How to Build a Walking School Bus Program from Grass Roots Up: Best Practices in Design, Implementation and Dissemination 
• Ways to Involve Law Enforcement in Safe Routes to School
• SRTS is Going High Tech

 

2010

• Top 10 Engineering Issues with Safe Routes to School
• Making New Places for Play: Joint Use Agreements Between Schools and Parks
• Personal Security and Safe Routes to School
• Looking Both Ways: Helping Parents and Educators Support Safe Walking and Bicycling
• SRTS 101: Information and Resources to Jumpstart Your Program
• Navigating Change: How to Use the Updated System for Accessing Parent Surveys and Student Travel Tallies
• SRTS Mini Grants: How a Little Can Go a Long Way
• Ensuring Your SRTS Program Includes Children with Disabilities
• Environmental Measures for Safe Routes to School: Understanding the Basics of Air Pollution
• What Does it Take to Get Drivers to Yield? Engineering Measures that Work
• Connecting Safe Routes to School with Health
• School Bicycling and Walking Policies, Addressing Policies that Hinder and Implementing Policies that Help
• Looking Both Ways: Helping parents and educators support safe walking and bicycling

2009

• November: The Real Cost of School Siting
  By Matthew Dalbey, US EPA & Renee Kuhlman, National Trust for Historic Preservation
• October: Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Learning By Example from an Award-Winning SRTS Program
  By Jim Kornish, Bear Creek Elementary School SRTS Parent Organizer
• September: SR2S – Teens Go Green Program
  By Aviva Joseph & Gwen Froh, Teen Coordinators, Marin County Bicycle Coalition
• August: Safe Routes to School: A National View of Parent Attitudes and Student Travel
• June: Complying with the ADA within Safe Routes to School
• May: SRTS in Rural Communities
  By Cookie Leffler, SRTS Coordinator, Mississippi Dept. of Transportation
• April: Safe Routes to School and the Built Environment, Part II
  By David Parisi, AIA & Mike Cynecki, P.E.
• March: Safe Routes to School and the Built Environment, Part I
  By David Parisi, AIA & Mike Cynecki, P.E.
• February: Turning Walk to School Day Into a Year Round Pedestrian Program
• January: Chicago’s Safe Routes Ambassador Program: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education in Chicago

2008

• November: SRTS Liability Issues
• October: Taking it to the Streets: NJDOT’s Urban SRTS Demonstration Project
• September: How to Plan, Organize and Run and SRTS Event
• August: Engaging Local News Media to Promote SRTS
• July: Physical Activity’s Positive Effects on Learning
• June: Sidewalk Safety “Smarts” – WalkBoston’s Guide to Safety Training for Second Graders
• May: Building Community Support for SRTS Programs
• April: Who Cares About Safe Routes? How to Make the Case in Your Community?
• March: Starting a Safe Routes to School Program with Zero Funds
• February: Collaborating with Low-Income Communities of Color
• January: Getting Your Story Out: How to Successfully Promote Grassroots Safe Routes Projects