State Contacts

 

It is at the state level that the growth and institutional success of Safe Routes to School programs is occurring.

As the gatekeepers for federal funds related to the federal Safe Routes to School program and now the Transportation Alternatives Program, the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are responsible for disbursing funds to local programs in accordance with state policies and applicable federal laws and guidance. Most states have a coordinator responsible for administering the Safe Routes to School program, or have shifted to having a coordinator of the Transportation Alternatives Program. Safe Routes to School coordinators are listed below, you can find a list of Transportation Alternatives Program coordinators here.

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State Contacts

 

Alabama

No Contact

 

 

 

Alaska

Julius Adolfsson
Alaska DOT Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Coordinator
(907) 465-6978                                                                       

julius.adolfsson@alaska.gov
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Arizona

No Contact

 

 

Arkansas

Kim Sanders
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department           

Bicycle/Pedestrian/SRTS Coordinator
Kim.Sanders@ardot.gov
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California

Active Transportation Resource Center
ATSP@cdph.ca.gov

atp-ni@dot.ca.gov

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Colorado

Melissa Trecoske-Houghton
Safe Routes to School Program Manager                                                                   

(720) 307-6704
melissa.houghton@state.co.us
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Connecticut

Kristen Levesque
Transportation Engineer
Kristen.Levesque@ct.gov
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Delaware

Thomas Kneavel
Delaware DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(302) 760-2080  (800) 652-5600                                   

Thomas.Kneavel@delaware.gov
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District of Columbia

Derrick Hardy                      
DC Safe Routes to School Coordinator               

(202) 673-6813  

Derrick.Hardy@dc.gov
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Florida

Sarita Taylor
Florida DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
sarita.taylor@dot.state.fl.us
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Georgia

Jack Anninos
Georgia DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(404) 635-2834
janninos@dot.ga.gov
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Hawaii

Tara Y.I. Lucas
State of Hawaii Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(808) 692-7696
saferoutestoschool@hawaii.gov

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Idaho

(208) 333-8066                                         

elaine@idahosmartgrowth.org  
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Illinois

John Paris
Illinois Department of Transportation                                                                                

(217) 782-7820  TTY (866) 273-3681                                       

DOT.SafeRoutes@illinois.gov
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Indiana

No Contact

 

 

Iowa

Matt Burkey
Iowa Bicycle Coalition                                                                                               

(515) 309-2867                                                                 

matt@iowabike.org
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Kansas

Jenny Kramer

Kansas DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator

(785) 296-5186
Jenny.Kramer@ks.gov
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Kentucky

Jackie Jones
Kentucky Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(502) 782-4734
jackie.jones@ky.gov

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Louisiana

Shalanda Cole

Louisana DOT Safe Routes to School

Shalada.Cole@la.gov

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Maine

Patrick Adams
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager

(207) 623-4511
Patrick.Adams@maine.gov
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Maryland

Christy D. Bernal
MDOT State Highway Administration

Transportation Alternatives Program Coordinator
(410) 545-5659
CBernal@sha.state.md.us
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Massachusetts

Diane Hanson
Massachusetts SRTS Program Director
(857) 383-3807
diane.hanson@aecom.com
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Michigan

Katie Alexander
Director of Safe Routes to School
(517) 908-3830
kalexander@michiganfitness.org

Bryan Armstrong
SRTS Program Manager
517-335-2636

armstrongb@michigan.gov

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Minnesota

Kelly Corbin
Minnesota DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Kelly.Corbin@state.mn.us

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Mississippi

Cookie Leffler
Mississippi DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
cleffler@mdot.ms.gov
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Missouri

Andrew Seiler

Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, Inc.

(816) 336-2550
Andrew.Seiler@modot.mo.gov
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Montana

Dave Holien

Transportation Alternatives Engineer

(406) 444-6118
dholien@mt.gov
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Nebraska

Angela Barry
Nebraska Department of Roads 

Safe Routes Nebraska Program Coordinator
(402) 476-7331

abarry@sinclairehille.com

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Nevada

Alan Scott Bohemier
(775) 888-7000  TTY (855) 878-6368
 
New Hampshire

Tom Jameson
TAP Coordinator
(603) 271-3344
tjameson@dot.state.nh.us

Charles Willeke
TAP Manager
charles.willeke@dot.state.nh.us
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New Jersey

Elise Bremer-Nei
New Jersey DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(609) 530-2765
elise.bremer-nei@dot.state.nj.us

Bill Riviere 
William.Riviere@dot.nj.gov

Sean Meehan
New Jersey Safe Routes to School Center Director
smeehan@ejb.rutgers.edu
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New Mexico

Jessica Frost

NM SRTS Coordinator
(505) 476-2155

Jessica.Frost@state.nm.us

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New York

Tapas Sanyal

NYSDOT Region 11 SRTS Coordinator

(718) 482-6731

List of local coordinators
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North Carolina

Ed Johnson, ASLA, RLA
North Carolina Safe Routes to School Coordinator, NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
(919) 707-2604
erjohnson2@ncdot.gov
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North Dakota

SRTS Program Manager

(701) 328-4787

dot@nd.gov

Pam Wenger
Tap Coordinator
pwenger@nd.gov
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Ohio

Caitlin Harley
Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Manager
Caitlin.Harley@dot.ohio.gov
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Oklahoma

Ernestine Mbroh

ODOT Safe Routes to School Program

(405) 522-3570
srts@odot.org
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Oregon

Heidi Manlove

Transportation Safety Division Program Manager 

(503) 986-4196
heidi.manlove@odot.state.or.us

LeeAnne Ferguson

Safe Routes to School Program Manager 

(503) 910-8994
leeanne.fergason@odot.state.or.us
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Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Pennsylvania

Chris Metka

cmetka@pa.gov
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Rhode Island

Michael D'Alessandro
Michael.DAlessandro@doa.ri.gov

Thomas Queenan
TAP Coordinator 
thomas.queenan@dot.ri.gov
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South Carolina

Amy Blison 

TAP Contact

(803) 737-1952
blinsonal@scdot.org

Ashley Johnson 
johnsonha@scdot.org

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South Dakota

Logan Gran 

Planning Engineer

(605) 773-4912
Logan.Gran@state.sd.us

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Tennessee

Diana Benedict

TN DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator

(615) 253-2421
Diana.Benedict@tn.gov
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Texas

TAP coordinators

Bonnie Sherman
Bonnie.Sherman@txdot.gov

Phillip Tindall
Phillip.Tindall@txdot.gov

Utah

Travis Evans

Active Transportation Safety Program Manager

(801) 965-4486
travispecans@utah.gov
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Vermont

VTrans Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, Local Motion
education@localmotion.org

(802) 861-2700
List of Local Coordinators

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Virginia

Katherine Graham

VDOT Transportation and Mobility Planning Division, SRTS Coordinator

(804) 786-4198
katherine.graham@vdot.virginia.gov
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Washington

Charlotte Claybrooke

Active Transportation Program Manager
(360) 705-7302
ClaybrC@wsdot.wa.gov
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Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in the Pacific Northwest.

 

West Virginia

TAP Coordinators
Mark Scuolar 

(304) 414-6937
r.mark.scoular@wv.go

Tim Sedosky 
Timothy.B.Sedosky@wv.gov

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Wisconsin

Travis Houle
Statewide TAP Coordinator
 
Merrill Mechler
Safe Routes to Schools
(608) 261-8977
 
Alternative Phone Number: (608) 266-9656
 

Wyoming

Sara Janes-Ellis

WDOT Local Government Coordinator, Safe Routes to School Coordinator

(307) 777-4438
Sara.ellis@wyo.gov
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