State Contacts | Safe Routes Partnership

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 Visit Website
	Arizona No Contact		Arkansas Kim Sanders Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department SRTS Coordinator Kim.Sanders@ardot.gov Visit Website
	California Active Transportation Resource Center ATSP@cdph.ca.gov atp-ni@dot.ca.gov Visit Website Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in California.		Colorado Melissa Trecoske-Houghton (720) 307-6704 melissa.houghton@state.co.us Visit Website
	Connecticut Katherine Hedburg Transportation Engineer katherine.hedberg@ct.gov Visit Website		Delaware Thomas Kneavel Delaware DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* thomas.kneavel@delaware.gov Visit Website
	District of Columbia Derrick Hardy derrick.hardy@dc.gov Visit Website		Florida Sarita Taylor Florida DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* sarita.taylor@dot.state.fl.us Visit Website
	Georgia Jack Anninos Georgia DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* (404) 635-2834 janninos@dot.ga.gov Visit website		Hawaii Tara Y.I. Lucas Hawaii DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* (808) 692-7696 saferoutestoschool@hawaii.gov Visit website
	Idaho elaine@idahosmartgrowth.org Visit website		Illinois Kelly Larimore kelly.larimore2@illinois.gov Visit website
	Indiana No Contact		Iowa Jared Moford jared@iowabicyclecoalition.org Visit Website
	Kansas Jenny Kramer Jenny.Kramer@ks.gov Visit website		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 Visit Website
	Maryland Christy D. Bernal Transportation Alternatives Program Coordinator (410) 545-5659 CBernal@sha.state.md.us Visit website		Massachusetts Diane Hanson Massachusetts SRTS Program Director (857) 383-3807 diane.hanson@aecom.com Visit website
	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 Visit Website		Minnesota Dave Cowan Minnesota DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* Dave.Cowan@state.mn.us Visit Website
	Mississippi Cookie Leffler Mississippi DOT Safe Routes to School* Coordinator* cleffler@mdot.ms.gov Visit Website		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 ABohemier@dot.nv.gov Visit Website		New Hampshire Tom Jameson TAP Coordinator (603) 271-3344 tjameson@dot.state.nh.us Charles Willeke TAP Manager charles.willeke@dot.state.nh.us Visit Website
	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 Visit Website \| Alternative Website		New Mexico Jessica Griffin (505) 231-7769
	New York List of local coordinators Visit Website		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 Visit Website
	North Dakota Pam Wenger Tap Coordinator pwenger@nd.gov Visit Website		Ohio Cait Harley Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Manager Caitlin.Harley@dot.ohio.gov Visit Website
	Oklahoma Mark Scott mscott@odot.org Visit Website		Oregon Heidi Manlove heidi.manlove@odot.state.or.us LeeAnne Ferguson leeanne.fergason@odot.state.or.us Visit Website Click here for the Safe Routes Partnership's work in the Pacific Northwest.
	Pennsylvania Visit Website		Rhode Island Michael D'Alessandro Michael.DAlessandro@doa.ri.gov Thomas Queenan TAP Coordinator thomas.queenan@dot.ri.gov Visit Website
	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 Visit Website		Texas TAP coordinators Bonnie Sherman Bonnie.Sherman@txdot.gov Phillip Tindall Phillip.Tindall@txdot.gov
	Utah Kristen Hoschouer khoschouer@utah.gov Visit Website		Vermont Jon Kaplan Jon.Kaplan@vermont.gov Visit Website
	Virginia Katherine Graham katherine.graham@vdot.virginia.gov Visit Website		Washington Charlotte Claybrooke (360) 705-7302 ClaybrC@wsdot.wa.gov Visit Website 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 travis.houle@dot.wi.gov Merrill Mechler Safe Routes to Schools (608) 261-8977 merrill.mechlerhickson@dot.wi.gov Alternative Phone Number: (608) 266-9656
	Wyoming David Herdt david.herdt@wyo.gov Visit Website