Join this webinar to learn about the Safe Routes Partnership’s updated state report cards and report, Making Strides: 2018 State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities. 

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• The maximum distance considered walkable to school varies by individual perceptions and attitudes, particularly parental perceptions of walkability and safety. Education and promotional efforts are also necessary to address perceptual and attitudinal barriers.

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• The researchers examine the relationship between distance of destinations and frequency of walking trips to figure out the threshold distances that best promote walking. They find that daily living destinations located within 401 – 800m (1/4 to ½ mile) from people’s homes best encourage walking.

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• Travel distance has been shown to have the strongest association with active commuting to school, with shorter distances associated with higher rates of active travel. 

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• This research fills a gap in transportation research by developing a methodology to guide practitioners and planners in evaluating the nighttime accessibility of transit stops and areas around transit stops for pedestrian and bicyclists.

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• This research examines how built environment features (landscape, design features, traffic, vehicle and pedestrian volume) impact pedestrian, bicyclist, and driver safety and mobility. Pedestrian-friendly street interventions are necessary but not sufficient to prevent pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

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• Compared to people in Berkeley, CA, people in Delft, The Netherlands had a lower tolerance for and lesser satisfaction with longer commute times. This variation in acceptable travel times can be attributed to differences in urban, transport, national, and sociocultural contexts.

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• Children who walk to and from school are most likely to see someone they know and have some kind of social interaction with them (i.e., waving and speaking). This positively impacts wellbeing and helps build a sense of community.

The Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities program developed and delivered a webinar to support its ten communities in creating safe and equitable access to parks and open and green spaces using the Safe Routes to Parks Action Framework.

A bicycle skills clinic, sometimes called a bike rodeo, offers a chance for elementary school students and their families to learn and practice bike handling skills in a fun, safe, and encouraging atmosphere.

When physical education programs include Safe Routes to School, both programs achieve their goals.

Riding a bicycle is a healthy, fun, and fast way to get around town and to school. Prepare for a fun trip by following these easy tips!

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• Bicycling is an essential, yet inadequate mode of transportation for migrant farmworkers in rural Ontario. Migrant farmworkers are offered bike safety education, but it unfairly regulates their bicycling conduct rather than unsafe bicycling road conditions. 

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• This study examines how traffic exposure impacts children’s development of cognitive spatial knowledge. Children who actively commute and experience less traffic exposure have better health outcomes, perceptions of their neighborhood, and spatial knowledge.

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• The City of Saint Paul conducted annual bicycle and pedestrian counts mid-week in September since 2013. Between 2015 and 2016 there was a 14% increase in both bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Between 2013 and 2016 there was a 2% increase in bicycle traffic and a 10% increase in pedestrian traffic.