Safe Routes to School (SRTS)

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a new program created by the federal transportation bill, SAFETEA-LU. The Program's goal is to increase the number of children in grades K-8 who bicycle and walk to school.

2010 Call For Applications

The Call for Applications for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Infrastructure Projects will be available August 23, 2010 through November 23, 2010

Learn more about the Application Process and Upcoming Workshops

SRTS Resource Center

The Georgia Safe Routes to School Resource Center works with elementary and middle schools to create opportunities for children to safely walk and bicycle to school. School communities who become Partners will receive free support from Resource Center staff in identifying activities centered on Education, Encouragement, and Evaluation.

Visit the SRTS Resource Center website or call the Hotline at 1(877) 436-8927 for additional information.

SRTS News

Press Releases

• SRTS 2010 Fall Call For School Safety Projects 8/17/10
• Georgia DOT Announces Grant Awards for School Safety Infrastructure 5/13/10

Previous SRTS News

Program Information 

• Program Benefits
  • Reduced congestion and increased safety near participating schools
  • Reduced air pollution in route to and near participating schools
  • Increased physical activity of children.

• Legislation

  The Program's enabling legislation guides how this will be implemented:

  • By increasing awareness
  • Developing locally-driven and supported programs
  • Improving bicycling and walking conditions near the qualifying schools
  • Evaluating at the project and Program levels.

• The 5 Es

  Safe Routes to School is a comprehensive program that includes the 5 Es:

  1. Evaluation - Monitoring and researching outcomes and trends through the collection of data, including the collection of mode share before and after the program intervention(s)
  2. Encouragement - Using events and activities to promote walking and bicycling
  3. Education - Teaching the school community about the broad range of transportation choices, instructing them in important life-long safety skills and offering school-bound and school area driver safety campaigns
  4. Engineering - Creating operational and physical improvements to the infrastructure surrounding schools that reduce speeds and establishing safer crosswalks, walkways, trails and bikeways
  5. Enforcement - Partnering with local law enforcement to ensure drivers obey traffic laws, initiating community enforcement such as crossing guard programs and ensuring that policies are enforced

• Videos & Public Announcements
  • "Why Safe Routes to School?" Video
    (Created by the National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse)
  • Watch Commissioner Linnenkohl's Speech on International Walk to School Day, October 3, 2007
    Morris Brandon Elementary School
  • National Public Radio
    Program Encourages Kids to Bike, Walk to School

• Georgia's Safe Routes to School Links
• Applications and Program Guidance
• Desired Outcomes
• Georgia State Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
• GA SRTS Guidebook
• Georgia's SRTS Projects
• Helpful Links
• Photo Gallery
• Safe Routes to School FAQ's
• SRTS Advisory Committee
• Newsroom
• Training Materials and Resources

Contacts

For additional information on the Safe Routes to School Program, please contact the State SRTS Coordinator by calling (404) 635-8033, or via email.

Sign up here to be put on the SRTS E-mail List.