Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and TransitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Federal Safe Routes to School Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and TransitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Federal Safe Routes to School Program
Author: United States House of RepresentativesPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781653519255
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Federal Safe Routes to School Program: hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 2, 2007.
Safe Routes to School
Author: Safe Routes To School
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
In August 2005, Congress established the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program primarily to encourage children to walk and bicycle to school. GAO was asked to determine (1) the steps the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and states have taken to implement the program, (2) the extent to which FHWA and states have evaluated the results of the program, and (3) how the program is related to other surface transportation programs and some considerations for future reauthorization. GAO reviewed statutes, regulations, and guidance; analyzed program obligation data and funds awarded by states; and interviewed officials with FHWA, state departments of transportation, and local grant recipients. FHWA and the states have implemented key aspects of the SRTS program. FHWA established a clearinghouse to provide technical assistance for SRTS programs and a national task force to study and develop a strategy for advancing SRTS programs nationwide. It also provided an interim report to Congress on its progress and developed program guidance that provides states with flexibility in implementing their SRTS programs. Although state-level implementation varies, states have made progress in implementing the program. Approximately 2,700 schools nationwide are participating in the program. As of March 31, 2008, states obligated almost $75 million in SRTS funding or approximately 18 percent of the total amount apportioned by FHWA since September 2005. FHWA, in collaboration with the clearinghouse and the national task force, has taken significant steps to develop a framework for evaluating SRTS program outcomes, including developing standardized data collection forms. However, FHWA lacks a comprehensive plan to monitor and evaluate the full range of SRTS program outcomes.
Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-income Schools and Communities
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal program designed to make it safer for more children to walk and bicycle to school. While Safe Routes to School is a relatively new program, all 50 states have funding to help schools and communities improve the environment for walking and bicycling. The program helps get children more physically active, and can help schools and communities struggling with safety, rising bus transportation costs, traffic challenges and a lack of connection between the school and the community. Children from low-income families are twice as likely to walk to school as children from higher-income families. And they face greater risks—children from low-income households have a higher risk of being injured or killed as pedestrians. So it is critical that as Safe Routes to School is implemented across the country that low-income schools and communities are able to access funds and implement Safe Routes to School programs.
Safe Routes to School Noteworthy Practices Guide
Author: Governors Highway Safety AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
The Federal Safe Routes to School Program - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: United States Congress House of RepresenPublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781298012067
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
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KidsWalk-to-School
Author: Pennsylvania's Federal Safe Routes to School Program
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Traffic safety and children
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
What is Safe Routes to School?
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Cycling
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national and international movement to create safe, convenient, and fun opportunities for children to bicycle and walk to and from schools. The program has been designed to reverse the decline in children walking and bicycling to schools. Safe Routes to School can also play a critical role in reversing the alarming nationwide trend toward childhood obesity and inactivity. In 1969, approximately 50% of children walked or bicycled to school, with approximately 87% of children living within one mile of school walking or bicycling. Today, fewer than 15% of schoolchildren walk or bicycle to school. As a result, kids today are less active, less independent, and less healthy. As much as 10 to 14% of morning traffic can be generated by parents driving their children to schools, and traffic-related crashes are the top cause of death and major injury for children in the U.S. ages 1 to 17. Concerned by the long-term health and traffic consequences of this trend, in 2005, the U.S. Congress approved $612 million in funding for five years of state implementation of SRTS programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Communities are using this funding to construct new bike lanes, pathways, and sidewalks, as well as to launch Safe Routes to School education, promotion and enforcement campaigns in K-8 schools. Safe Routes to School programs are built on collaborative partnerships among many stakeholders that include educators, parents, students, elected officials, engineers, city planners, business and community leaders, health officials, and bicycle and pedestrian advocates. The most successful SRTS programs incorporate the five E’s—evaluation, education, encouragement, engineering, and enforcement. The goal of Safe Routes to School is to get more children bicycling and walking to schools safely every day.