Safe Routes Successes - Funding and Policy

Green River, Wyoming: The Greenbelt Trail System

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the City of Green River, Wyo., began construction on the Greenbelt Pathways and Trail System.

Charleston, West Virginia: SRTS Program

Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston, WV, is a public school for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

West Virginia: Safe Routes West Virginia

The West Virginia Safe Routes to School (WV-SRTS) program accomplished many goals during the 2007 fiscal year.

Moses Lake, Washington: Safety solutions are a community effort

Because of its rural setting, Longview Elementary School and the Moses Lake community faced unique issues surrounding child safety and safer walking programs.

Auburn, Washington: Collaboration Creates Success

In 1995, the Auburn School District linked concerns about the high cost of transportation and increased childhood obesity to create cooperation that has led to 20 percent of its district’s students walking to school.

Washington: The Washington SRTS Program

Washington’s Safe Routes to School (W-SRTS) program began in 2004, when the Washington State legislature funded a Safe Routes to School pilot project.

Windsor, Vermont: Parent volunteers lead walking school buses forward

Safe Routes to School coordinators at State Street School listened to parents while developing a program anchored by walking school buses that address worries about safety of children walking and bicycling to school.

Putney, Vermont: Encouraging Healthy Living

Putney Central School is a kindergarten through eighth grade school in Putney, Vermont, a rural area with a town population of approximately 2,600 residents.

Orleans, Vermont: Small Village, Big Results

Orleans Elementary School, a kindergarten through eighth grade school in the village of Orleans, VT, has participated in International Walk to School day since 2006.

Montpelier, Vermont: A New "Way to Go"

The community of Montpelier, VT, is promoting a different “Way To Go,” through an assortment of incentives and partnerships designed to help the program sustain itself in the future.