You may find the type stories you are looking for on our Celebrating Local Successes page.
The National Center has made small grants to implement various Safe Routes activities. Some of these grant recipients were discussed during several of our Coaching Action Network webinars. To access an archive of our webinars, visit our SRTS Webinars page.
The appropriate people to speak with will depend on who has responsibility for maintaining the road segments where you believe crosswalk needs to be installed. In some states the roads within a municipality's boundaries are the sole responsibility of the municipality, in other locations the major roads within a municipality are owned and maintained by the state's department of transportation (DOT).
Below are several sample plans from various states that might be of use.
Connecticut has a sample Safe Routes to School Master Plan available online.
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 community of Montpelier, VT, is promoting a different "Way To Go."
Sherwood Forest Elementary School in Winston-Salem, NC, is making strides in its efforts to encourage safe walking to school thanks to strong parent involvement, collaboration with the City of Winston-Salem and donations from local businesses.
This tip sheet offers guidance for liability issues with walking or bicycling to school.
Principals are often responsive to requests from parents with children attending the school, parent groups like the PTA and from the larger community. Consider approaching the principal early in the SRTS planning process so he or she feels included. If a principal isn't interested, it is usually a good idea to keep this person in the loop as the program progresses. This not only shows your desire to work cooperatively, it also makes it easier if and when the principal wants to lend support.
