What documents will I need to set up a Safe Routes Program?
Student Survey | Family Survey | Traffic Count Form | Instructions for Traffic Count Form | Letter to Parents | Form – Announcing a walking event like Walk to School Day |  Form – Proclamation, International Walk to School Day |  Form – Resolution in Support of Safe Routes to School Program |  Form – Principal’s letter in support of Safe Routes to School Program
Links to related programs and events
What a successful Safe Routes Program could look like |
Walking to school programs | Events and contests

Links to related programs and events

What a successful Safe Routes Program could look like

Safe Routes to School – Marin County
http://www.saferoutestoschools.org/index.html

This program in Marin County, California, has been very successful. This is their "Everything you ever wanted to know about Safe Routes in Marin County" web site.

Safe Routes to Schools Demonstration Project
Final Report
Prepared for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
By the Marin County Bicycle Coalition
September 27, 2001

This is an excellent source of links to sites about safe routes programs, walking and biking events, engineering, health issues, etc. etc.

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Endless information available about "Kids Walk to School" programs and issues.

This is the British version of America’s "Kids Walk to School" program from the Center for Disease control. It is a "what it is and how to do" kind of site.

All the "How to’s" of starting a walking school bus.

Another British version of America’s "Kids Walk to School" program from the CDC. All of these are a little bit different so it is useful to check them out.

This is a British version of the walking bus idea. This has forms and some other useful information about perceived barriers, attitudes, etc.

America Walks, Toolbox for Pedestrian Advocates – tools to help people work to improve the walking accessibility and safety in their community. This is a Portland based national coalition of local advocacy groups.

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A 7 step guide to making a Walk to School Day happen.

Give your Walk to School Day a global emphasis. Get connected.

Way to Go promotes the International Walk to School Day. It is a British Columbia based program for schools to help encourage kids to walk to school. This includes traffic safety education.

A contest used in Marin County, CA to encourage walking, biking and carpooling to school.

Marin County’s page about their events – Walk to School Day, etc.