In December, the National Center for Safe Routes to School pilot tested the NCSRTS Media Training course at the Center's headquarters in Chapel Hill, NC. Montana Safe Routes to School State Coordinator Virginia Summey received the one-on-one training.
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Featured Resource: Starting a Walking School Bus Tip Sheet
To access the Tip Sheet, please visit 
www.saferoutesinfo.org/program-tools/engineering-tip-sheets.
NCSRTS sponsors Webinars to assist outreach efforts
America Walks and the National Center for Safe Routes to School have developed the Safe Routes Coaching Action Network, which will offer Safe Routes to School Webinars. The free, hour-long Webinars are designed to educate individuals and organizations on topics that will assist with successful outreach efforts.
National Center for Safe Routes to School launches research program
The National Center for Safe Routes to School (NCSRTS) has launched a comprehensive national research program to determine the impact of Safe Routes to School programs. The research program will result in the collection of nationwide SRTS-related data and the identification of effective SRTS strategies.
Elements of the research program include:
Tips for Creating Walking and Bicycling Route Maps
Tips for Creating Walking and Bicycling Route Maps
One of the best ways to encourage more children to walk and bicycle to school is to provide families with the information they need to determine the best routes taking into account both safety and convenience. Once basic safety issues in the area around the school have been addressed, the following tips can help families and schools create maps for walking or bicycling to school.
Education: Personal Security and Safe Routes to School
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Education: Teaching Children to Walk Safely as They Grow and Develop
Walking, first as a child holding the hand of a caring adult, is a form of transportation used throughout life. Being able to walk safely is an important skill that needs to be developed over time, starting with those first hand-held walks. This guide is intended to help parents and caregivers match their guidance and expectations with their children's abilities.
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Education: SRTS Guide
Education is one of the complementary strategies in a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. Education activities include teaching pedestrian, bicyclist and traffic safety and creating awareness of the benefits and goals of SRTS. This chapter of the SRTS Guide describes the safety messages for children, parents, drivers and school neighbor, and the strategies for reaching them.
Education: Tip Sheets
The following tip sheets offer helpful guidelines for educating parents, teachers and children on safe ways to walk and bike to school. Tip sheets are in English and Spanish.
(Las siguientes páginas de consejos ofrecen directrices útiles para educar a los padres, maestros y niños sobre formas seguras de caminata y bicicleta a la escuela. Páginas de consejos estan en inglés y español.)
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Education: Bikeability Checklist
The Bikeabilty Checklist helps give insight into the bikeability of a neighborhood. It contains insightful questions, allowing the user to evaluate a neighborhood's bikeability. In addition to the questions, the Checklist provides both immediate answers and long-term solutions to a neighborhood's potential problems.
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