Minnesota Safe Routes to School – Minnesota Safe Routes to School Resource Center

Welcome to the Minnesota Safe Routes to School Online Resource Center!

This is the right place to learn more about the program, find Minnesota specific resources, and learn more about events happening across the state.

Minnesota Safe Routes to School is an effort to improve walking and bicycling conditions for youth and to encourage more active lifestyles. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is working with partners across the state to help schools and communities develop Safe Routes to School plans and programs to make it safer, easier and more convenient for youth walk or roll to school and in daily life.

This Online Resource Center provides tools and information needed by parents, teachers, students, schools, school districts, communities and others involved in youth walking and biking programs.

The Resource Center contains:

This Online Resource Center provides tools and information needed by parents, teachers, students, schools, school districts, communities and others involved in youth walking and biking programs.

MnSRTS Vision and Strategic Priorities

The MnSRTS Vision and Strategic Plan were developed in collaboration with statewide partners during a 2020 strategic planning process.

History of MnSRTS

Minnesota has a healthy and growing Safe Routes to School movement. Since the first federal funds were allocated to MnSRTS initiatives in 2005, programs across the state have made a profound impact on a student’s ability to walk and bike to school.