Resources and Training

Overview

Are you looking for Safe Routes to School resources to help in your research, skill building and programming efforts? Click on the areas below to see what we offer.

Safe Routes 101

For helpful guidance on Safe Routes to School in general, these sites are a great place to start:

 National Center for Safe Routes to School

The National Center for Safe Routes to School serves as the information clearinghouse for the federal Safe Routes to School program. The organization also provides technical support and resources and coordinates online registration efforts for U.S. Walk to School Day. The Center’s Safe Routes to School Guide is a comprehensive online reference manual designed to support SRTS programs.

 Safe Routes to School Partnership

The Safe Routes to School Partnership is a network of organizations, government agencies and professional groups working to set goals, share best practices, leverage infrastructure and program funding, and advance policy change to help agencies that implement Safe Routes to School programs.

Check out their Resource Library for webinars, research and much more.

 Vision Zero for Youth

Launched by the National Center for Safe Routes to School in 2016, the Vision Zero for Youth initiative encourages communities and elected officials to focus safety improvements and efforts to slow traffic speeds where children and youth travel. Starting with youth can be the spark that creates community support for a broader Vision Zero program to eliminate all traffic fatalities. The initiative includes resources, ideas for taking action, opportunities for city leaders to commit and national and international recognition programs.

 Bicycle and Pedestrian Information Center

Since its inception in 1999, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. As a national leader in pedestrian and bicycle research and resources, the PBIC develops and shares resources vital to advancing mobility and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. To support this mission, the PBIC:

  • Develops, synthesizes, promotes and distributes accurate and current bicycling and walking information.
  • Provides expert technical assistance to various audiences to ensure that citizens and professionals have access to the best available information.
  • Generates a network of informed individuals and organizations who can increase the exposure of ped/bike issues to the general public.

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is supported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and housed within the UNC Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

Webinars

Hosted by Colorado Department of Transportation and presented by Safe Routes Partnership, it has been our pleasure to offer free, informative webinars tailored specifically to our Colorado communities each spring and fall since 2020. These videos may not be available with closed captioning. If you need an accommodation for these videos, please reach out to Safe Routes Partnership.

Webinar Recordings by Topic Area

 Planning and Policy

 Community Engagement

 Building Partnerships

 Projects

 Data & Evaluation

 Other Topics

Visit the Safe Routes Partnership website or Youtube channel for their full library of educational webinars on all Safe Routes to School topics.

The 6 E's Resources

 Engagement

 Equity

 Engineering

For more resources and guidance on designing and engineering bicycle and pedestrian facilities, please see our Policy and Design Guidance page. 

 Encouragement

 Education

 Evaluation