Safe Routes To School - Education

SRTS Tactical Urbanism Webinar

SRTS Webinar on Tactical Urbanism, Presented on April 30, 2019

In April 2019, the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program hosted a webinar on Tactical Urbanism.  Featured presentations are designed to be resources for school administrators, engineers, planners, police officers, elected officials, public works staff, and anyone interested in building a SRTS program in their community. Specific topics include:

• Introduction to tactical urbanism

• How tactical urbanism relates to SRTS

• Plan your own SRTS tactical urbanism event

 

Please view webinar video below:

SRTS Webinar for Municipalities

SRTS Webinar for Municipalities, Presented on March 5, 2019

In March 2019, the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program hosted a webinar on municipal solutions to common SRTS challenges. The webinar covered solutions to topics including:

• Speeding vehicles in neighborhoods

• Pedestrian facility and/or bikeway gaps on students’ routes to school

• Arrival/dismissal challenges

Please view webinar video below:

 

Bicycling

Meet the needs of youth cyclists by offering SRTS in- classroom and on-bike educational opportunities.

• Bicycle Safety Education-2^nd, 4^th, 8^th grades
• Request Bike Safety for your school
• Bicycle Rodeo Guide
• Request a bike rodeo at your school

Walking

Choose one or all of the following SRTS pedestrian safety training models into the school curriculum.

• 2^nd grade curriculum
• Pedestrian Safety Models (Adult Volunteer/Mentor)
• Request Pedestrian safety at your school

Lesson Plans/Guides

Integrate walking and biking into the classroom.

• 6^th Grade English/Language Arts Lessons
  • Appalachian Trail English Lesson
  • Persuasive vs. Expository Writing
• 6^th Grade Math Lessons
  • Getting into Gear
  • Travel Tally Math Problems
• 6^th Grade Social Studies Lessons
  • Bicycling in Europe
  • History of SRTS
• Middle School Resource Guide

Parents/Guardians

Parents and guardians who model safe behaviors inspire their children to do the same.

• Preparing your child to walk to school
• Back Pack Flyer (English)
• Back Pack Flyer (Spanish)
• Bike Rodeo Guide
• Bike Safety Tip Sheets
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (English)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Chinese)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (French)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Portuguese)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Spanish)

Community Stakeholders

Safety is everybody’s job and all community members have a role to play in providing safe routes to school.

Crossing guards play an important role in keeping students safe on their walk/bike routes to and from school.

• Crossing Guard Video 
• Crossing Guard Presentation
• Crossing Guard Reference Guide
• Bike Rodeo Guide
• Request to borrow a bike rodeo kit