"This article argues that in many circumstances the Walking Bus has outlived its usefulness and in some circumstances has become counter-productive. It argues that it is time to let the Walking Bus evolve and give birth to some evolutionary adaptations."
Promotion
Neighborhood Site Assessment
This survey is part of the Florida Safe Ways to School Tool Kit developed in the late 1990s by Linda B. Crider for the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program, a Safety Program of the Florida Department of Transportation.
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"Did you ever catch a walking school bus?" poster
Walking school bus poster created by the Mississippi Safe Routes to School program.
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"Does your school bus have four wheels or two?" poster
Walking school bus poster created by the Mississippi Safe Routes to School program.
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An Organizer's Guide to Bicycle Rodeos
"While it's easy to organize a bad rodeo, it's not as easy as many think to do it right, and effectively.
"This guide outlines a step-by-step approach to designing a successful bicycle rodeo in [the reader's] community. Parents, members of community service organizations and teachers were in my mind as [the author] wrote this: it's designed to help [the reader] show kids in local neighborhoods how to be safer on bikes.
Tips of the Trade on Successful Bike Rodeos
This short document provides guidance on starting a bicycle rodeo, including things to think about during the planning stages, publicity, and fundraising.
Where can I find information on bicycle helmets?
The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute offers an array of information on from bicycle helmet standards and things to look for when purchasing a helmet to materials for promoting helmet use, information for teachers and helmet laws.
Toolkit for Helmet Promotion Programs
References and resources for promoting helmets.
Safe Routes in Action Video
This video outlines the success of a Safe Routes to School program at Foothill Elementary in Boulder, Colorado. The video was developed by the Colorado Safe Routes to School program within the Colorado Department of Transportation. For more information on the Colorado SRTS program, please visit http://www.dot.state.co.us/BikePed/SafeRoutesToSchool.htm.