Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-Income Schools and Communities
overview and explanation of six key challenges to implementing Safe Routes to School in low-income communities and specific steps to get started
overview and explanation of six key challenges to implementing Safe Routes to School in low-income communities and specific steps to get started
In some communities, the danger of violence and crime discourages children from walking to school and keeps people off the street, limiting physical activity and restricting errands and trips. Using a framework known as the “Six E’s,” we identify specific kinds of actions that can combat violence and support Safe Routes to School
This fact sheet is a companion to Taking Back the Streets and Sidewalks: How Safe Routes to School and Community Safety Initiatives Can Overcome Violence and Crime
This report provides a primer for Safe Routes to School professionals looking to address community safety threats that may discourage or endanger students walking or bicycling to school
This tip sheet describes the needs for and benefits of Safe Routes to School in rural areas, explores the challenges that may arise, spells out specific approaches that show promise, and showcases successful rural examples
An info brief that provides information for Safe Routes to School staff, volunteers, or program leaders on how to plan and develop a program that considers and meets the needs of students with disabilities
designed specifically for Minnesota’s schools, this two-part curriculum helps children ages 5 to 13 learn traffic rules and regulations, potential hazards to traveling, and handling skills needed to bike and walk. Newly added components of the curriculum will help educators use this curriculum in classrooms with students who need help or assistance walking and biking
These lessons include both worksheets and outdoor walking and biking activities. We have created these resources so that each activity has options of how the student may complete it, depending on the equipment and technology available to them
What are Bike Rodeos/Bike Clinics? This resource has instructions and scripts to run a bike rodeo (bicycle skills course)
How to start a SRTS program at your school