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Introducing the Safe Routes Movement
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Safe Routes to School (SR2S) is a national and international movement to create safe, convenient and fun opportunities for children to bicycle and walk to school. SR2S provides a variety of important benefits to kids and their communities, including improved health, reduced traffic congestions, better air quality, and enhanced neighborhood safety. SR2S is a solution for the alarming nationwide trend toward child obesity and inactivity. |
The New National Safe Routes to School Program
| SAFETEA-LU, the new federal transportation bill (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – Legacy for Users) includes $612 million over five years for a new national Safe Routes to School program providing benefits in all 50 states. Communities will use this funding to construct new bike lanes, pathways, and sidewalks, as well as to launch Safe Routes education and promotion campaigns in elementary and middle schools. |
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South Carolina will receive an average of $1,715,185 each year through 2009.
Safe Routes National Course
The SR2S National Course is designed to help communities create sound programs that are based on community conditions, best practices and responsible use of resources.
Developed by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center with funding from the Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Course combines safety, health and transportation issues.
Course Highlights:
- Audience includes transportation engineers, planners, law enforcement officers, school administrators, parents, public health officials, local advocates and community leaders
- Core content is intermingled with opportunities for discussion, observation and identification of local problems and solutions
- Participants create short- and long-term plans of action for their communities
- One-day course format
- Certified instructors bring expertise and experience
- Ongoing technical assistance provided
Click here to see success stories that have already resulted from South Carolina's first Safe Routes to School Workshops. |
