SRTS Webinars

The National Center partners with America Walks to offer a series of SRTS Webinars. These free webinars are designed to educate individuals, communities and organizations on topics that will assist with successful SRTS planning, outreach and implementation efforts.

Archived Webinars

Keys to a Successful SRTS Program: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers

Presenters will provide tips and tricks on where to find volunteers, how to recruit them and keep them motivated once they are on board, and how to successfully recruiting non-English speaking parents.

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Location, Location, Location: New Guidance for Locating Schools in a Healthy, Sustainable Way

During this webinar, our panel will discuss the U.S. EPA's  first-ever federal guidelines for locating school facilities and the model school siting policies for school districts developed by Public Health Law & Policy.

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Creating Buzz Around Your SRTS Event

This webinar will highlight a unique and fun Walk to School event and provide tips on how to get the word out, involve media, and bring attention to your celebration.  

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Reaching Out to Students Who Live Too Far to Walk or Bike: Including Bus Riders and Improving Bus Stop Safety

This webinar will examine how to involve bus riders and carpoolers, the importance of  pedestrian safety messages and how to implement policies that focus on safety as they designate school bus stops.

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Promoting and Selling SRTS: National Resources to Give You a Head Start

This 60-minute webinar will showcase many of the resources available to help individuals and organizations build their case for SRTS. 

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Great Ways to Include Bicycling in Your SRTS Program

Your walking program has taken off, but how can you get more kids to bike to school?

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Lessons from Florida's Crossing Guard Program

Adult school crossing guards play an important role in helping children cross streets safely at key locations on their way to school.

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How to Build a Walking School Bus Program from Grass Roots Up: Best Practices in Design, Implementation and Dissemination

In 2005, the PedNet Coalition of Columbia, MO, tried something new.  Four parents each agreed to recruit four or five other families, create a weekly parent rotation, and walk the kids 1-2 miles to school every day for four weeks.

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Ways to Involve Law Enforcement in Safe Routes to School

Overview of why it is important to seek law enforcement involvement in Safe Routes to School programs and how to best involve officers in SRTS efforts. 

Going High Tech With Safe Routes to School

Using technology to assist with recruitment, walk and bike to school counts, evaluation and mapping can be extremely helpful. This webinar covers how "high-tech" solutions can help advance the success of SRTS programs.

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