These publications explore how data and GIS technology can help advance walking, biking, Safe Routes to School, and active communities.
Data and Mapping
Fact Sheet
A Review of the Research
The rate of childhood obesity has increased four-fold over the past forty years, leading to serious health risks for children.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet is a companion to At the Intersection of Active Transportation and Equity: Joining Forces to Make Communities Healthier and Fairer.
Fact Sheet
How Data and Maps Can Illuminate Transportation and Equity
This fact sheet is a companion to At the Intersection of Active Transportation and Equity: Joining Forces to Make Communities Healthier and Fairer.
Report
Using Data to Foster Walking and Biking to School
This report offers insights into how newly expanding access to data can assist in improving walking and biking programs, provides an overview of the current state of data access and its limitations, and highlights case studies of communities and organizations using data to make walking and bicycling programs and policies function more effectively.
Fact Sheet
In a February 2013 policy brief entitled Travel to School in California: Key Findings from the National House hold Travel Survey, the Safe Routes Partnership reveals new trends regarding travel to school.
Report
As Safe Routes to School programs have increased across the country, a clear need for better data management at the national level has become apparent.