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Programs
Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School is an international movement designed to reach communities. The goal, simply stated, is to increase the number of children safely walking and biking to school. To encourage and enable children to walk and bicycle to school safely.
  The SRTS program allows local communities to submit funding proposals to ALDOT to address roadway and safety issues such as congestion within school zones and inadequate pedestrian facilities. SRTS enables communities to design on-street improvements to make alternative modes of travel safer and to reduce the fears associated with children walking or bicycling to school. Local communities are encouraged to examine these concerns from a broad based perspective and develop solutions that reflect comprehensive involvement, input, and implementation strategies.
Why Safe Routes to School?
- In 1969, approximately 50% of children walked or biked to school, and 87% of children living within one mile of school did.
- Today, fewer than 15% of schoolchildren walk or bike to school. (CDC)
- There are more than three times as many overweight children today as there were 25 years ago. (CDC)
- Up to 30% of morning rush hour traffic can be parents driving children to schools.
- Automobile accidents are the No.1 cause of death of children ages 2-18.
National Resources
Additional information can be foound at these sites:
Alabama Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Alabama Safe Routes to School site
Federal Highway Administration Safe Routes To School site
National Center for Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
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