Resource Library

Tribal communities have much to gain from increasing active transportation.  But they can experience particular challenges to making policy and on-the-ground changes necessary to support active transportation and Safe Routes to School. 

EPA developed the Smart School Siting Tool to help school agencies and other local government agencies work together to better align school siting and other community development decisions.

This factsheet helps communities understand how to use the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to support healthy community design and active transportation.

"Walking as a Practice" examines four ways in which individuals and organizations are engaging in walking.

This brief provides an overview of the unique considerations in implementing Safe Routes to School in tribal communities.

In this webinar, the Safe Routes Partnership’s federal policy lead, Margo Pedroso, will review the changes to TAP along with other provisions in the FAST Act that provide opportunities for Safe Routes to School funding and policies that make communities safer for walking and bicycling. This webinar will include a substantial Q&A session.

Several national and governmental organizations recommend increasing community use as a strategy to increase opportunities for physical activity.14,15, 16 

Information from a workshop held in Vancouver, WA, on January 6, 2017.

Safe Kids Wordwide provides walking safety tips for children and parents.

The “Safe Routes for All” video highlights the many benefits of a Safe Routes to School program which educates and encourages students and families to travel to school safely, as well as promotes the creation of walkable/bikeable communities for all. 

Communities are working on many strategies to make it easier and safer for people to be physically active. One important place for collaboration and advocacy is around making sure that people can safely walk and bicycle to parks – an approach known as safe routes to parks.

South Carolina currently provides clear statutory liability protection for open community use of schools’ facilities for recreation. 

In 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded the Washington State Alliance of YMCAs Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities team to work towards improving the childhood obesity policy. 

A step-by-step guide with accompanying pictures to visually demonstrate how bicycle helmets work to protect the head and brain from serious injury in the event of a crash. 

This report provides an overview of current pedestrian safety data and research and discusses how states are using this and other information to address the issue.

Three MPO representatives speak about how they’ve used TAP funds to support a range of Safe Routes to School projects in their communities. 

A reference to assist State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in selecting effective, evidence-based countermeasures for 9 traffic safety problem areas.

A UK-specific pedestrian safety resource.

This manual is for parents, caregivers, volunteers, teachers, and other school champions and provides step-by-step instructions on 1) how to encourage bicycling and walking to school, and 2) how to start a safety campaign at your school. Remember that these tips and ideas can and should be tailored to fit the needs and issues relevant at your school.

Staff from the Public Health Law Center and Missouri School Board Association will introduce tools and discuss information to simplify and improve community access of school facilities.