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.

This policy implementation guide was produced as an informational resource for community members, local stakeholders such as park and school officials, parents, teachers and public health advocates interested in improving opportunities for healthy living. 

An informal video on the history of jaywalking and why it is now a crime.

Information to help communities make smart school siting decisions that support a community-centered facility for education, safe access to physical activity, and overall accessibility that improves quality of life for students and communities.

This brief profiles four MPOs, each of which used a thoughtful and innovative approach to TAP that was ultimately beneficial to the safety of children and families on the trip to and from school. 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2010 published a set of recommendations for improving health through transportation policy.