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Montana Safe Routes to School

Montana Safe Routes to School. Student Success Starts with SRTS. Would you rather start you day like ……. t his ?. Or this? .

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Montana Safe Routes to School

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  1. Montana Safe Routes to School Student Success Starts with SRTS

  2. Would you rather start you day like …… this ? Or this?

  3. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a 100% federally funded transportation program that works to make it safe and convenient for K-8 students to walk and bike to school.

  4. Successful Safe Routes to School programs… ... increase physical activity … help establish lifetime habits … teach pedestrian and bicyclist skills … increase child’s sense of freedom … improve safety around schools ... improve air quality in and around schools … are a long term investment in our community

  5. Elements of SRTS programs • Education • Encouragement • Enforcement • Evaluation • Engineering

  6. Education • Students • Teachers • Parents • Community

  7. Encouragement • Events • Competitions • Mileage Clubs • Walking School Bus

  8. Enforcement • Parking enforcement • Drop off locations • Parent behaviors • Overtime patrols • Education events • Encouragement tickets

  9. Evaluation • What are the barriers? • What are our local solutions? • Is it safer? • Are more students walking? • Have we changed attitudes?

  10. Engineering

  11. Montana SRTS programs

  12. Shelby SRTS

  13. Ronan SRTS

  14. Dillon SRTS

  15. Bozeman SRTS

  16. Ennis SRTS

  17. Other Safe Routes to School programs… … Missoula … Butte … Arlee … Scobey ... Miles City … Billings … Plevna ... Helena … your town next!

  18. Next Steps for existing programs • Add a monthly walk • Add a weekly walk • Start a walking school bus • Add another route • Add another school • Push further into winter • start earlier in spring • walk year round

  19. Next Steps for existing programs • Expand your SRTS group • Engage youth advocates • Host a bike and pedestrian safety event or multiple events • Implement an in class bike and pedestrian safety program such as Journeys from Home • Start a bike club

  20. Next Steps for existing programs • Involve SRTS in school fundraising • Fun run • Walk – a- thon • Fire Up Your Feet • Mileage club • Add to and from school • Promotion • Remote drop off

  21. Next Steps for existing programs • Get involved with policy that affects SRTS activities: • School siting • Complete streets • Distracted driving • Local or state funding decisions

  22. Why not trade…… This…. For this….

  23. Web Siteswww.saferoutesmt.org Montana Safe Routes to School Program www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/saferoutes • National Center for Safe Routes to School • www.saferoutesinfo.org • Safe Routes to School National Partnership • www.saferoutespartnership.org

  24. SRTS Coordinator Taylor Lonsdale, PE taylor.lonsdale@coe.montana.edu (406) 994-7031

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