Safe Routes to School practitioners are challenged by the need to work with various partners at city, county, regional, state, district and school-related organizations. Inevitably, the success of programs, projects, policies and future funding opportunities are reliant upon the strength of these relationships. At the same time, it is difficult for any one individual to understand the intricacies of navigating every one of these organizations, the opportunities that exist within each of them to advance walking and bicycling, and the best way to go about seeking that change.
In order to address this issue, we have presented a series of webinars and written accompanying action briefs that support Safe Routes to School practitioners in connecting with important partners and decision makers at all levels. The series of six webinars and action briefs aims to educate practitioners on the role of school districts, principals, mayors, governors and state leaders, metropolitan planning organizations, student transportation departments and municipal transportation departments – a long list indeed. Peruse our webinar recordings to hear from communities that have had successful Safe Routes to School work championed by these different government organizations, and take a moment to read through some of the extensive action briefs, informed by on the ground successes, that give perspective to both the Safe Routes to School practitioner on working with the identified partner organization and to the identified partner organization on the benefits of Safe Routes to School and the multitude of approaches that are available.
These resources are available in our website resource section here, but can be accessed directly through the links provided below.
Maximizing City Involvement in Safe Routes to School: Educating Municipal Transportation Departments
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Gabe Graff, City of Portland- slides; Nancy Nichols, City of Fort Collins - slides.
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Understanding the Role of Municipal Transportation Departments
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Municipal Transportation Departments
Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Principals and School Boards
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Sara Zimmerman, ChangeLabs Solutions - slides; Priscilla Cox, Elk Grove Unified School District - slides, Michelle Jenkins, Elitha Donner Elementary School - slides.
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Understanding the Role of School Boards and Principals
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for School Boards and Principals
Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating School District Transportation Departments
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Dan Pires, Eureka City Schools - slides; Peter Hurst, Boulder Valley School District - slides.
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Understanding the Role of Student Transportation Departments
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Student Transportation Departments
Maximizing the Local Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Local Elected Officials
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Stephanie Ramirez, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund - slides; Robert Ping, Safe Routes Partnership - slides;Andy Peri, Marin County Bicycle Coalition - slides.
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Understanding the Role of Local Elected Officials
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Local Elected Officials
Maximizing Statewide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Governors and State Agency Leaders
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Jeanie Ward-Waller, Safe Routes Partnership - slides; Jay Thompson, Safe Routes Partnership - slides; James Wilson, Bike Delaware - slides.
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Understanding the Role of Governors and State Agency Leaders
- Download the action brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Governors and State Agency Leaders
New Funding, New Partners, New Game 201: How to Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Darren Flushe’s slides; Sean Co’s slides; Bridget Enderle’s slides; Melissa Kramer-Badtke’s slides.
- Download the Action Brief: Safe Routes to School: A Regional Government Primer for Practitioners
- Download the Action Brief: Safe Routes to School: A Primer for Regional Governments
New Funding, New Players, New Game 101: Why Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments
- Watch an audio-visual recording here.
- View Powerpoint slides: Erika Young's slides; Joe Fish's slides; Stephanie Weber's slides
Local Practice and Policy, a blog written by Dave Cowan, covers many of the multifaceted aspects of his work here at the Safe Routes Partnership. Focusing on best practices, voices from the field and reflections on the Safe Routes to School movement as a whole, this blog attempts to share a sliver of the good vibes, happy stories, and great people Dave has the pleasure of working with to further Safe Routes to School on a daily basis.