Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a way to create lifelong habits for a healthy and active lifestyle in our children.
SRTS is a national program to encourage students and families to use active modes of transportation to get to and from school. This usually means walking or biking, but it can be other forms of active transportation depending on the community.
The new SRTS program in Indiana is designed to support schools in their efforts to establish formal SRTS programs and policies by:
- Gathering information about the school population and community to determine what routes are safe and what needs to be done to create more safe routes.
- Creating activities that encourage families to try these active modes of transportation to school.
- Generate ongoing plans for continuing and expanding participation in SRTS
Health by Design is seeking partner schools interested in implementing SRTS strategies in your community! Our team will work with you to build a program that creates some quick successes in order to generate momentum and keep things (and students!) moving.
Services we can offer are educational workshops, support to establish or build a local program, and technical assistance to conduct assessment of local conditions and infrastructure. We may also be able to provide funding to do some engagement and encouragement activities.
We are looking for schools that want to create or grow a program that promotes active transportation as a way to get to school. Interested? Reach out to Damon Richards (drichards@hbdin.org) to start a conversation!
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