Safe Routes to School Design Resources

• Safe Routes to Schools Grant Program
• Getting Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance
• Design Resources
• Developing School Walk/Bike Route Plans
• Evaluating Your School's Walk/Bike Routes
• City and County Safe Routes to Schools Contacts
• More Resources

WSDOT Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance

To assist cities, counties, schools and school districts with this program, the Washington State Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School Coordinator is currently providing no-cost technical assistance to past/future grant recipients, applicants and interested communities. Contact Charlotte Claybrooke at (360) 705-7302 or email claybrc@wsdot.wa.gov. Technical assistance may include help with:

• Walk/Bike Route Maps and Plans
• Student transportation safety audits
• Working with partner organizations and parent groups
• Design and program guidance
• Presentations to councils and committees
• School siting
• Funding opportunities
• Program evaluation

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Walk Route Plans:

• Washington State's Guidebook for School Administrators, created by Washington's Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington Traffic Safety Commission and WSDOT, provides information about School Walk Route Plans:
• direction on how to deveop and implement school walk routes
• procedures to identify pedestrian safety deficiencies along walk routes
• ways for school administrators to work with local public works agencies

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Evaluation

• Safe Routes to School Student In-Class Travel Tally Survey Form - The Student Travel Tally Sheet is intended to help track the number of children walking and biking to and from school
• Safe Routes to School Parent Survey Form - The Parent Survey Form is intended to collect information from parents about how their children travel to and from school, what barriers there are to walking or biking to and from school, and their attitudes about walking and biking to school
• Safe Routes to School Student In-Class Travel Survey and Parent Survey Instructions - Instructions for the two forms above.
• Safe Routes to School, School Environment Site Assessment - This tool assess three aspects of a school environment, planning/policy, the physical environment and behavior, that can either encourage or discuourage children and families from walking or bicycling to school.

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Funding Program

• 2005/2006 Awarded Safe Routes to School Projects - This is a list of all projects that were awarded grants for funding from WSDOT in 2006.
• 2005/2006 Unfunded Safe Routes to School Projects - This is a list of all projects that were not selected for funding from WSDOT in 2006.
• 2004/2005 Awarded Safe Routes to School Projects - This is a list of all projects that were awarded grants for funding from WSDOT in 2005.
• 2004/2005 Unfunded Safe Routes to School Projects - This is a list of the remainder of 2004 projects submitted in 2005, which did not receive on offer of funding in that cycle.
• Washington Safe Routes to School Brochure - Success stories from 2004/2005.

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Other related links:

• The Washington Center for Safe Routes to School is a clearinghouse of information hosted by the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Feet First -- Featuring education curriculum materials.
• The National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse a SRTS Guide, an online library and a variety of SRTS support materials. The National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse hotline is 1-866-610-SRTS (7787)
• Federal Highway Administration Safe Routes Program
• Safe Routes to School Coaching Action Network Webinars
• Washington Traffic Safety Commission School Zone Safety Program

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