Walk, bike, skate, scoot

Safe Routes to School programs that families can actually use

Planning help, event toolkits, classroom-ready safety education, and route assessment guidance for schools that want calmer arrivals and healthier commutes.

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Walking, biking, and driving safely in school zones starts with routes families trust.

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News & Events

Walk to School campaigns, Bike to School events, walking school bus starts, and school safety workshops.

Planning Guide

Built around real school mornings

Families do not need slogans. They need routes, timing, adult support, and clear safety expectations. This site turns Safe Routes to School, active transportation, and traffic safety education into a practical set of pages schools can use before an event, a grant application, or a route audit.

Safe Routes to School program structure
Walk to school day toolkit and campaign ideas
Bike to school day, bike trains, and bike rodeos
Walking school bus route planning and volunteer guidance
California and Los Angeles active transportation notes

Programs

Each page targets one school travel need while linking back to the same practical planning system.

Coordinator toolkit

Safe Routes to School program support

Build a Safe Routes to School program with a practical toolkit, coordinator checklist, grant planning steps, walking audits, and school travel plan guidance.

Event ideas

Walk to School Day planning guide

Plan a walk to school day, campaign, poster, flyer, safety tip sheet, and repeatable walk to school program for elementary school communities.

Ride together

Bike to School Day and bike train programs

Create a bike to school day or bike train program with route checks, adult ride leaders, bike safety tips, event ideas, and campaign materials.

Start small

Walking school bus program guide

Start a walking school bus for elementary schools with route planning steps, safety rules, permission slip guidance, and volunteer responsibilities.

Practice first

Bike safety classes for schools

School bike safety classes, bicycle safety workshops, bike rodeo checklists, assembly ideas, and elementary school lesson plans for kids.

Safety first

Pedestrian safety lessons for schools

Pedestrian safety lessons, walking safety activities for kids, school pedestrian safety programs, traffic safety education, and safe walking routes.

Plan and fund

Active transportation for schools

Active transportation education, school active transportation plans, California grants, youth active transportation, and student commute planning.

Arrival and dismissal

School transportation safety and walking audits

School traffic safety programs, drop off safety, arrival and dismissal planning, school zone safety, school travel plans, and route safety assessments.

Local fit

Safe Routes to School in California and Los Angeles

California and Los Angeles Safe Routes to School support for bike safety classes, walk to school campaigns, school bike programs, and active transportation planning.

Gallery

Students gathered for a walk to school safety event

Students biking to school with adult crossing support

Child receiving a helmet fit check during a bike rodeo

Program standards used

Content is aligned with the FHWA Safe Routes to School Online Guide, NHTSA walking school bus and route safety guidance, the National Center for Safe Routes to School toolbox, and Caltrans Active Transportation Program context.

FHWA SRTS Guide NHTSA Walking School Bus National Center Toolbox Caltrans ATP

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Service Area: California schools, Los Angeles-area campuses, PTAs, city teams, and nonprofit partners
Program Focus: Safe Routes to School, walking school buses, bike trains, bike rodeos, pedestrian safety, and grant-ready route planning
Response Goal: School travel scope, priority routes, event calendar, and next-step checklist

Questions schools ask first

What is a Safe Routes to School program?

It is a coordinated school travel effort that makes walking and biking safer and more appealing through education, encouragement, route planning, engineering coordination, enforcement partnerships, and evaluation.

Can this work for elementary schools?

Yes. The strongest elementary programs pair simple family routines with age-appropriate pedestrian lessons, bike handling practice, adult volunteers, and school arrival plans.

Does the site cover Los Angeles and California funding?

Yes. The California and Los Angeles page explains active transportation planning, grant readiness, and documentation schools should prepare before a funding window opens.