Safe Routes to School Program
Calendar
Dates specific to the VDOT SRTS
program are indicated with the program logo:
April
24: WEBINAR: Tips for funding your SRTS program (America Walks)
May
3: Free webinar on federal SRTS funding
9: First-ever Bike to School Day
October is Walk to School Month
3: Walk to School Day
Announcements
April 10, 2012 -- The National Center for Safe Routes to School has launched a newly redesigned website to support celebration of National Bike to School and walking and biking to school every day: www.walkbiketoschool.org. Register your event at this site.
National Bike to School Day
First Bike to School Day
The first ever National Bike to School Day is Wednesday, May 9, 2012.
Plan your event for this day, or any other day in May.
Click here to register your event.
The National Center for Safe Routes to School has launched a newly redesigned website to support celebration of National Bike to School and walking and biking to school every day: www.walkbiketoschool.org.
This updated website includes new Bike to School Day and Walk to School Day event planning resources as well as a brand-new, GIS-powered mapping tool. Map-a-Route allows users to create and share bicycling or walking routes to school via easy-to-use maps.
The inaugural National Bike to School Day will be the first opportunity for communities across the country to join together to bicycle to school on the same day. The event builds on the excitement surrounding National Bike Month, led by the League of American Bicyclists each May, as well as the popularity of Walk to School Day, coordinated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School every October.
Need an extra incentive to participate in this inaugural event? Registered schools and communities will be entered into the Bike to School Day Bike Rack Giveaway! Each Wednesday beginning April 18, two registrants will be selected to win a Saris bike rack for the school of their choice. A total of 10 bike racks will be given away. At the end of Bike Month, a registered resource person will win a bike rack for their school or community.
For more information on bike and walk to school activities in the United States, visit www.walkbiketoschool.org.
2012 Funding Selections Announced
The VDOT Safe Routes to School Program has selected 28 schools in 18 communities from across the commonwealth to receive SRTS funding as part of the 2012 award round.
Through a competitive application process VDOT will distribute $5.9 million to these communities to fund projects including:
- New sidewalks
- Bicycle parking
- Bike/ped crossing improvements
- Multi-use trails
These are designed to make it safer and more convenient for kids in kindergarten through 8th grade to walk or bicycle to school.
2012 SRTS infrastructure awards
To learn about how you can apply for VDOT’s Safe Routes to School funds, visit our school travel plans and grants page.
Walk to School Day
Fall 2011 Walk to School Day
International Walk to School Day is Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011.
Plan your event for this day, or any other day in October.
Register your event today at: http://www.walktoschool.org/register/index.cfm.
Look for more information in a special series of the Virginia SRTS Newsletter in September!
Fall 2010 Walk to School Day in Virginia
In fall 2010, 54 Walk to School Day events in locations across Virginia were officially registered on the official Walk to School Day website.
Information on schools registered for Walk to School Day is at: http://www.walktoschool.org/who/seestate-lastyear.cfm?st=VA.
Newsletter
The Virginia Safe Routes to School Newsletter is a great way to keep abreast of the latest SRTS developments in Virginia.
Each newsletter includes a calendar of upcoming events and features articles addressing such issues as SRTS grant opportunities and SRTS program implementation.
To receive an email version the Virginia Safe Routes to School Newsletter, sign up for our email list. Click below for the PDF.
- January 2012 (1 MB)
- December 2011 (1 MB)
- Special edition: International Walk to School Day - Oct. 5, 2011 (720 KB)
- Special edition, part 2 (704 KB)
- July 2011 (1.5 MB)
- June 2011 (2 MB)
- May 2011 (1 MB)
- April 2011 (1.8 MB)
- March 2011 (475 KB)
