Enforcement & safety management

Green River, Wyoming: The Greenbelt Trail System

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the City of Green River, Wyo., began construction on the Greenbelt Pathways and Trail System.

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Charleston, West Virginia: SRTS Program

Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston, WV, is a public school for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Edgewood, Kentucky: Police Department seeks Safe Routes to School

The Edgewood Police Department took the lead in seeking to make the way to school safer for students in several schools in the city.

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Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Sheboygan County shapes up for SRTS

The Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Project (NMTPP) in Sheboygan County, WI, was borne out of federal transportation legislation in 2005.

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Bowling Green, Kentucky: SRTS Program

Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School, as well as four other elementary schools in Bowling Green, KY, has been implementing a SRTS program since 2006.

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Local Celebrities Join in Walk to School Activities

Longfellow Elementary School has participated in Walk to School Day for more than ten years and just joined Safe Routes to School.

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Longfellow Elementary School has participated in Walk to School Day for more than ten years and just joined Safe Routes to School.

La Crosse, Wisconsin: Student participation increases school routes safety

A photo-visioning project was conducted in two fifth grade classes at Franklin Elementary School in La Crosse, WI.

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Mount Vernon, Washington: Community partnership helps SRTS pilot project expand

Lincoln Elementary School is in a small city in a rural county. Many of the roads surrounding the school are suitable for walking, but until the introduction of a Healthy School pilot program, not many students were encouraged to walk.

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Lincoln Elementary School is in Mount Vernon, Wash., a small city in a rural county. Many of the roads surrounding the school are suitable for walking, but until the introduction of a Healthy School pilot program in 2006, not many students were encouraged to walk to school.

Moses Lake, Washington: Safety solutions are a community effort

Because of its rural setting, Longview Elementary School and the Moses Lake community faced unique issues surrounding child safety and safer walking programs.

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Because of its rural setting, Longview Elementary School and the Moses Lake community faced unique issues surrounding child safety and safer walking programs. A small number of students walk to school, and residents were concerned with the safety of the two main roads leading up to the school’s entrance. Parents and teachers and members of the Parent Teachers Association voiced concerns about safety conditions on the roads and took the initiative to work with the community in finding solutions.

Auburn, Washington: Collaboration Creates Success

In 1995, the Auburn School District linked concerns about the high cost of transportation and increased childhood obesity to create cooperation that has led to 20 percent of its district’s students walking to school.

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In 1995, the Auburn School District linked concerns about the high cost of transportation and increased childhood obesity to create cooperation that has led to 20 percent of its district’s students walking to school.

“The key to our program is the partnership,” said Jim Denton, Director of Transportation for the Auburn School District in Auburn, WA, for 12 years.