Safe Routes to School
We Help Keep Students Safe
Walking or biking to school helps kids build healthy habits, gain independence, and connect with their community. The Safe Routes to School Safety Assessments program collaborates with cities and schools to evaluate road safety and support effective planning.
Analyzing
By analyzing safety (crash history, speed limits), comfort (traffic volume, road width), and accessibility (barriers, distance), we develop road suitability scores to guide route planning.
Input
Community input through mapping exercises, surveys, and walking audits ensures our plans address local needs.
Solutions
We implement creative short-term solutions, like quick-build infrastructure, while partnering with cities to achieve long-term improvements through permanent infrastructure upgrades, fostering safer, more accessible routes for students.
We create a custom safety assessment based on your community’s needs.
When creating a custom safety assessment document we make sure to assess road conditions by examining factors such as crash data, speed limits, traffic levels, and road design to create suitability scores that inform route planning.
The assessment evaluates both the surrounding neighborhood and the areas immediately in front of the school. One effective approach to conducting this evaluation is to organize walking and bicycling audits involving families, city transportation staff, and school district personnel.
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Each plan results in a detailed safety assessment document that evaluates school boundary conditions using factors like speed limits, traffic volume (AADT), crash data (pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle incidents from 2017-2024), and road width. These analyses culminate in a road suitability score to guide route planning. We also incorporate community feedback through mapping exercises, surveys, and walking/biking audits, ensuring our plans address real-world needs. The final document provides actionable recommendations for identifying the safest routes and empowering schools and families to advocate for a safer, more connected community.