Safe Routes Successes - Funding and Policy

Abernathy, Texas: Potential Engineering Project

Abernathy Elementary, Middle, and High School are on the same campus along a busy road. At least half of the students live within walking distance of the schools, but there are no sidewalks to help them reach the school safely.

Pleasant View, Tennessee: A small town with a big SRTS vision

When officials from the Town of Pleasant View saw that children were walking to school—even without sidewalks—they decided to take action.

Johnson City, Tennessee: Walking and Bicycling Path improves safety

Johnson City, Tenn., is an urban community with more than 65,000 residents. Along with Bristol and Kingsport, Tenn., Johnson City forms the tri-cities metro area, home to more than one million people.

Huntingdon, Tennessee: Huntingdon schools focus on safe sidewalks

Huntingdon is a small town in a rural community in Carroll County, Tenn., that is working with Huntingdon Primary School and Huntingdon Middle School to create a safer pedestrian and bicycle environment for its children.

Chattanooga, Tennessee: Hamilton County School District benefits from SRTS funds

In March 2006, Safe Routes Chattanooga was awarded $364,000 in Safe Routes to School federal funds through the Tennessee Department of Transportation to be distributed to seven schools in Hamilton County.

Louisburg, Kansas: City Officials and Students Work Together for SRTS

The United School District 416 in Louisburg, KS, applied for received $174,297 in reimbursable funds from Safe Routes to School (SRTS) through the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

Wilmette, Illinois: Bicycle Safety Goes Beyond the School Year

Wilmette, IL, is a town near Chicago with a population of 28,000 people.

Sherman, Illinois: Big Plans in Sherman Illinois

During the 2007 to 2008 school year, the Sherman School District and the town of Sherman, IL, applied for and received $247,975 in Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IL DOT).

Machesney Park, Illinois: Collaboration is key to community’s SRTS program

Working together, the Village of Machesney Park, IL, and the Harlem School District received funding for a twofold approach to make the routes to school safer for children.

Illinois: Finding SRTS opportunities for children with disabilities

Oftentimes, it’s difficult for children disabilities to walk or bicycle to school, and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are designed to remedy a wide range of barriers.