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  Video
The Slow Way Home documentary

In Japan, 98 percent of children walk to school. In the United States, only 13 percent do. It’s time for a change.

  Report
Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School: Partners in Safety

This report highlights the potential benefits from closer alignment between Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero, explains how to get involved, and offers examples of what Safe Routes to School advocates can push for in Vision Zero action plans that would improve safety for children.

  Fact Sheet
Tactical Urbanism and Safe Routes to School

Pop-up Safe Routes to School projects such as temporary crosswalks, curb extensions, and roundabouts to show how easy it is to make changes that make it safer and more inviting for kids to walk and bicycle to school.

  Webinar
Maryland Transportation Alternatives Program Safe Routes to School Funding Webinar

Did you miss our webinar on MDOT/SHA’s Transportation Alternatives Program and Safe Routes to School Funding Opportunities?  

  Report
Wolf Whistles and Creepy Compliments
How Safe Routes to School Programs Can Take Action to Protect Kids from Street Harassment

This report provides background on street harassment, discusses some potential approaches to addressing street harassment, and summarizes lessons from these approaches that may be applicable for Safe Routes to School programs.

  Webinar
Best Practices for Communicating and Using Safe Routes to School Data

This webinar will explore effective strategies for collecting and using relevant data at the local, regional, and state levels. 

Next Up for Congress: Government Funding and Taxes

We are in the midst of interesting times in Washington, DC. As has been widely reported, the repeal of the Affordable Care Act was pulled from the House after Republicans could not craft a bill that would get enough votes to pass. That means that the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which would have been eliminated after 2018, survives for now. This program supports a wide range of health initiatives around the country, including efforts to increase physical activity through active transportation.

  Webinar
Active Transportation Return on Investment

Join this free webinar to learn about the Return on Investment (ROI) approach to active transportation.

Creating a Playful Walking Corridor at Pueblo Gardens PreK-8

A major street transformation dream became a reality when Living Streets Alliance (LSA) received a $20,000 KaBOOM! Play Everywhere Challenge Grant to create a fun, playful, and inviting walking corridor at a local Tucson elementary school. 

Creating a Walking and Biking Culture at Los Amigos Technology Academy

This guest blog post was written by Celia Preble-Gaitz of Living Streets Alliance.

A Day Without A Woman

woman and girl

  Fact Sheet
Un manual sobre las rutas seguras a la escuela

Spanish translation of Safe Routes to School primer.

  Fact Sheet
Краткое руководство по реализации программы Safe Routes to School

Russian translation of Safe Routes to School primer.

Announcing the 2017 Spring Shared Use Ambassadors!

The Safe Routes Partnership and National Shared Use Task Force are pleased to announce our 2017 Spring Shared Use Ambassadors!

The National Shared Use Task Force created the Shared Use Ambassador program, to acknowledge the innovative and dedicated work of individuals and organizations that are advancing shared use in their communities to improve public health through physical activity opportunities that might not otherwise be available.

  Webinar
Innovative Bicycling Programs for Youth

This webinar will explore creative and effective innovations happening in the realm of young people and bicycling. 

Consulting the Crystal Ball on Infrastructure

Last night, in his address to Congress, President Trump revisited his campaign promise of a big new investment in infrastructure. He called upon Congress to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure package, using a combination of public and private investment.

  Case Study
Case Studies on Active Transportation Funding, Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets, Shared Use, and Environmental Justice

These new resources tell the stories of state- and local-level campaign wins for active transportation funding, Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets, shared use, and environmental justice policies. 

  Toolkit, Report
Metro Regional Safe Routes to School Framework

The Regional Safe Routes to School Framework and its associated maps are posted below!

  Fact Sheet
Mind the Gap
Using Public Transportation to Connect Neighborhoods and Grocery Stores

Traveling outside the neighborhood for food access can be complicated without a car. This two-page fact sheet describes why public transit matters for food access and strategies for improving healthy food access.

  Fact Sheet
The Wheels on the Bus Go to the Grocery Store

This fact sheet outlines the role of transit agencies in improving food access, offers examples from transit agencies across the country, and shares solutions that will allow transit agencies to create or strengthen the connection between neighborhoods and grocery stores.