TM. Overview What is Safe Routes to School? The Five Es SR2S Action Plan Steps SR2S Resources .

TM

Overview

• What is Safe Routes to

School?

• The Five Es

• SR2S Action Plan Steps

• SR2S Resources

www.saferoutesmichigan.org

• Encourage and enable school children, including children with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to and from school when distance is reasonable and routes are safe

• Make walking and bicycling routes to school safer

• Develop lifelong habits of physical activity

• Reduce traffic and pollution around schools

Goals ofSafe Routes to School

Mode of Travel to School* Ages 6-12

*National Household Travel Survey Data Series

Physical InactivityPuts Children at Risk*

• Type 2 diabetes

• Cardiovascular health problems

• Lower self esteem

*American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005

Beyond Health Risks

Containerized Living

Other SR2S Benefits

• The environment

• Children are more ready to learn after being physically active

• Strengthens community and school

The Five Es

1. Educate students and parents for safe non-motorized travel

2. Encourage students to safely walk or bike to and from school

3. Enforce rules and laws to keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe

4. Engineer environmental changes for safe passage

5. Evaluate the impact of SR2S

The Five Es

Educate

Who?• Students• Parents• Community• Others

About What?

• Pedestrian and bicycle safety

• Personal safety

• A.M. and P. M. safety around the school

Encourage

• Walking school buses

• Bike trains

• Friendly competition

• Walk to School Day

Enforce

• Increase awareness

• Improve behavior

• Reduce traffic safety problems

Engineer

• Around the school

• Along the route to school

• Crossing streets

• Slowing down traffic

Paint

Signs

Ramps

Islands

Evaluate

• Surveys• Student• Parent• In-class Tallies

• Walking Audits

http://saferoutesmichigan.org/surveys.htm

SR2S Action Planning

1. Register your school 2. Build a SR2S Planning Team to

complete steps 3-5 and beyond.3. Conduct Student and Parent

Surveys and In-class Tallies4. Conduct Walking Audits5. Build an Action Plan using surveys

and audits

Optional: a) Biking audit b) Walk to School Dayc) Federal funding

Action Plan Steps

Register Your School

• Contact information

• School information

• Principal approval

• Survey consent

http://saferoutesmichigan.org/register.htm

Your Planning Team

Individuals with the knowledge, skills, and passion to:

•Identify problems and solutions•Develop a SR2S action plan•Carry out SR2S activities•Communicate with other

key partners•Sustain SR2S

Teammates

• Principal• Parents• Teachers• Students• Road authority• Law

enforcement

• City/community planner• School district official• Civic leaders • Trail/bicycling groups• Non-motorized expert• Parent/teacher of

students with disabilities

Action Plan

Survey and WalkingAudit Findings

Desired Conditions

and Behaviors

Action Plan

SR2S Regional Trainings are available to provide hands-on experience with walking audits, managing survey data, and action planning.

Action Plan Includes

• Infrastructure Activities = Engineering • Non-infrastructure Activities = Educate

EncourageEnforce

• Identify no-cost and low-cost items that can be implemented (infrastructure and noninfrastructure)

• Identify funding sources for items that need funding:• Local/community-based funders and foundations• Corporate funders• Federal Safe Routes to School program• Others

Once Action Plan is Complete

SR2S Resources

Resources

• SR2S Handbook• Regional Training• SR2S Staff – MDOT

and Michigan Fitness Foundation

Newest Resources

• Make Trax – to engage young people in the planning process

• White Paper – Effectively Engaging Students with Disabilities in SR2S

Join the SR2S team today!