To increase the number of K-8th grade students walking and cycling to school and enhancing student safety and fitness.
Benefits
Students:
- Arrive to school on time, refreshed and ready to learn
- Improves health and well being
- Teaches life-long traffic safety skills
Parents:
- Save time and money by limiting car-trips to school
- Contribute to reducing traffic and pollution
- Connect with other parents
Community:
- Reduces traffic and improves air quality
- Increases safety around school and in your neighborhood
- Makes our area a healthier place to live
Program Overview
Safe Routes to School is a nationally recognized initiative that has had great success in increasing the number of children walking and cycling to school in places such as Marin County, California.
The concept is simple. With close support from the BVSD Transportation Department and relevant municipalities, parent advisory groups lead school-based programs to identify barriers to walking and cycling and employ a combination of techniques to overcome them.
Program Goals
The primary objective is to increase the appeal and safety of walking and cycling to school producing more active, healthful students who more often travel to school on foot and by bike.