Our Publications
The following publications are produced by the Safe Routes Partnership for use in advancing Safe Routes to School, active transportation, and shared use in all communities. To search for a publication on a specific topic, use the advanced search tool and start typing in "Safe Routes Partnership" in the author field, then select it from the list that appears.
In some communities, the danger of violence and crime discourages children from walking to school and keeps people off the street, limiting physical activity and restricting errands and trips. Using a framework known as the “Six E’s,” we identify specific kinds of actions that can combat violence and support Safe Routes to School.
This resource presents an overview of the opportunties and challenges for advancing shared use agreements and offers examples of shared use in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
Superintendents are the chief administrators for school districts. They work to implement the vision and policies that the school board establishes. Superintendents can play a critical role in supporting shared use.
This resource was created to provide an example of shared use beyond the school setting.
This resource is designed to assist in engaging school board members in the shared use discourse.
This resource is designed to assist advocates engaging school principals in the shared use discourse.
This resource is designed to introduce the concept of shared use to spanish speaking populations.
This two page document outlines strategies to increase physical activity through the shared use of recreational facilities.
This fact sheet is designed to engage local Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's) in the Complete Streets discourse, the resource offers an introduction to complete streets as well as recommendations for implementing complete streets components in underserved communities.
These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating School District Transportation Departments" that took place on April 18, 2013.