Safe Routes to School Program

Links
Virginia Department of Education
www.doe.virginia.gov
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
www.healthyyouthva.org
Virginia Department of Health
www.vdh.state.va.us
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
www.dcr.virginia.gov
Bike Virginia
www.bikewalkvirginia.org
Virginia SRTS State Network
www.saferoutespartnership.org/state/network/virginia
Safe Kids, Virginia Commonwealth Health Systems
www.vcuhealth.org/virginiasafekids/education.html
National Center for Safe Routes to School
www.saferoutesinfo.org
Virginia PTA
www.vapta.org
Resources
VDOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) website
http://www.virginiadot.org/saferoutes
VDOT Policy for Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/resources/bike_ped_policy.pdf
Guidance on Virginia’s Secondary Street Acceptance Requirements
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/ssar/
Guide to Local Administration of VDOT Projects
http://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/LAP_Guide.pdf
Urban Construction Initiative
http://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/local_assistance/UCI/UCI_Guide_Update_09_final.pdf
National Center for SRTS (includes Online Guide for Developing SRTS Program)
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org
Parent Surveys and Student In-Class Travel Tally under “Evaluation” at In-classroom Student Travel Tally
Parent Survey
Resource for identifying school locations that have the greatest need for pedestrian infrastructure improvements:
Safety-based Prioritization of Schools for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Projects: A Process for Transportation Professionals
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) SRTS Website and Program Guidance
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferoutes
SAFETEA-LU SR2S
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/memos/memo092605.cfm
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) “SRTS Toolkit”
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/Safe-Routes-2002/index.html
America Bikes
http://www.americabikes.org
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org
Bikes Belong Coalition
http://bikesbelong.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/
Federal Highway Administration Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/
Institute of Transportation Engineers, Traffic Calming
http://www.ite.org/traffic/tcdevices.asp
iWALK: International Walk to School in the USA
http://www.walktoschool.org/
National Wildlife Foundation EcoSchools
http://www.nwf.org/Eco-Schools-USA.aspx
Partnership for a Walkable America
http://www.walkableamerica.org
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
http://www.pedbikeinfo.org
Walking School Bus
http://www.walkingschoolbus.org

