State Contacts

 

It is at the state level that the growth and institutional success of Safe Routes to School programs is occurring.

As the gatekeepers for federal funds related to the federal Safe Routes to School program and now the Transportation Alternatives Program, the state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are responsible for disbursing funds to local programs in accordance with state policies and applicable federal laws and guidance. Most states have a coordinator responsible for administering the Safe Routes to School program, or have shifted to having a coordinator of the Transportation Alternatives Program. Safe Routes to School coordinators are listed below, you can find a list of Transportation Alternatives Program coordinators here.

Find out about your state’s progress here.

State Contacts

 

Alabama

No Contact


 

 

Alaska

Program Development Headquarters
Alaska DOT
(907) 465-4070
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Arizona

No Contact

 

 

Arkansas

Kim Sanders
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department SRTS Coordinator
Kim.Sanders@ardot.gov
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California

Active Transportation Resource Center
ATSP@cdph.ca.gov

atp-ni@dot.ca.gov

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Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in California.

 

Colorado

Melissa Trecoske-Houghton
(720) 307-6704
melissa.houghton@state.co.us
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Connecticut

Katherine Hedburg
Transportation Engineer
katherine.hedberg@ct.gov
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Delaware

Thomas Kneavel
Delaware DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
thomas.kneavel@delaware.gov
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District of Columbia

Derrick Hardy
derrick.hardy@dc.gov
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Florida

Sarita Taylor
Florida DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
sarita.taylor@dot.state.fl.us
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Georgia

Jack Anninos
Georgia DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(404) 635-2834
janninos@dot.ga.gov
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Hawaii

Tara Y.I. Lucas
Hawaii DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(808) 692-7696
saferoutestoschool@hawaii.gov

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Idaho

elaine@idahosmartgrowth.org
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Illinois

Kelly Larimore
kelly.larimore2@illinois.gov
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Indiana

No Contact

 

 

Iowa

Jared Moford
jared@iowabicyclecoalition.org
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Kansas

Jenny Kramer
Jenny.Kramer@ks.gov
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Kentucky

Jackie Jones
Kentucky Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(502) 782-4734
jackie.jones@ky.gov

 

Louisiana

No Contact

 

 

 

Maine

Patrick Adams
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager
Patrick.Adams@maine.gov
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Maryland

Christy D. Bernal
Transportation Alternatives Program Coordinator
(410) 545-5659
CBernal@sha.state.md.us
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Massachusetts

Diane Hanson
Massachusetts SRTS Program Director
(857) 383-3807
diane.hanson@aecom.com
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Michigan

Katie Alexander
Director of Safe Routes to School
(517) 908-3830
kalexander@michiganfitness.org

Bryan Armstrong
SRTS Program Manager
517-335-2636

armstrongb@michigan.gov

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Minnesota

Dave Cowan
Minnesota DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Dave.Cowan@state.mn.us
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Mississippi

Cookie Leffler
Mississippi DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
cleffler@mdot.ms.gov
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Missouri

Andrew Seiler
Andrew.Seiler@modot.mo.gov
 

 

Montana

Dave Holien
dholien@mt.gov
 

 

Nebraska

Jeffrey Soula
Urban and Transportation Alternatives Engineer
jeffrey.soula@nebraska.gov

 

Nevada

Alan Scott Bohemier
 
New Hampshire

Tom Jameson
TAP Coordinator
(603) 271-3344
tjameson@dot.state.nh.us

Charles Willeke
TAP Manager
charles.willeke@dot.state.nh.us
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New Jersey

Elise Bremer-Nei
New Jersey DOT Safe Routes to School Coordinator
(609) 530-2765
elise.bremer-nei@dot.state.nj.us

Bill Riviere 
William.Riviere@dot.nj.gov

Sean Meehan
New Jersey Safe Routes to School Center Director
smeehan@ejb.rutgers.edu
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New Mexico

Jessica Griffin
(505) 231-7769

 

New York

List of local coordinators
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North Carolina

Ed Johnson, ASLA, RLA
North Carolina Safe Routes to School Coordinator, NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
(919) 707-2604
erjohnson2@ncdot.gov
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North Dakota

Pam Wenger
Tap Coordinator
pwenger@nd.gov
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Ohio

Cait Harley
Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Manager
Caitlin.Harley@dot.ohio.gov
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Oklahoma

Mark Scott
mscott@odot.org
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Oregon

Heidi Manlove
heidi.manlove@odot.state.or.us

LeeAnne Ferguson
leeanne.fergason@odot.state.or.us
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Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Pennsylvania


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Rhode Island

Michael D'Alessandro
Michael.DAlessandro@doa.ri.gov

Thomas Queenan
TAP Coordinator 
thomas.queenan@dot.ri.gov
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South Carolina

Amy Blison 
blinsonal@scdot.org

Ashley Johnson 
johnsonha@scdot.org

 

South Dakota

Logan Gran 
Logan.Gran@state.sd.us

 

Tennessee

Neil Hansen
neil.hansen@tn.gov
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Texas

TAP coordinators

Bonnie Sherman
Bonnie.Sherman@txdot.gov

Phillip Tindall
Phillip.Tindall@txdot.gov

Utah

Kristen Hoschouer
khoschouer@utah.gov
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Vermont

Jon Kaplan
Jon.Kaplan@vermont.gov
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Virginia

Katherine Graham
katherine.graham@vdot.virginia.gov
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Washington

Charlotte Claybrooke
(360) 705-7302
ClaybrC@wsdot.wa.gov
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Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in the Pacific Northwest.

 

West Virginia

TAP Coordinators
Mark Scuolar 
r.mark.scoular@wv.go

Tim Sedosky 
Timothy.B.Sedosky@wv.gov

Wisconsin

Travis Houle
Statewide TAP Coordinator
 
Merrill Mechler
Safe Routes to Schools
(608) 261-8977
 
Alternative Phone Number: (608) 266-9656
 
 

Wyoming

David Herdt
david.herdt@wyo.gov
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