Resources
Need help planning a walk to school day? Teaching a lesson on safe walking? Starting a SRTS infrastructure project?
Below are some Washington state-specific and national resources to help you with your Safe Routes to School work.
Below are some Washington state-specific and national resources to help you with your Safe Routes to School work.
EDUCATION
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Pedestrian & Bicycle Curriculum
Transit Curriculum School Safety Patrol
Driver Education
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Videos
Safety Tips
Activity Books
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ENCOURAGEMENT
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Walk to School Day Materials
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Bike to School Day Materials
Bike Rodeo Instructions
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Traffic Garden
- Traffic Garden Basics Video: Speakers Fionnuala Quinn of Discover Traffic Gardens and Sam Balto, Physical Education Teacher, provide innovative and various approaches to creating Traffic Gardens that can fit in the space available to your community!
- Traffic Gardens in WA State Video: Speakers Ed Ewing and Steve Durrant discuss the process in creating the White Center permanent traffic garden. Carrie Wilhelme provides strategies to install temporary traffic gardens in Tacoma. Kerri Wilson and Karen Steen highlight how they created the Olympia pop-up traffic garden.
- Seattle Traffic Garden Handbook: A Guide for Communities, Organizations, and Local Officials
- DSHS and WaDOH: Traffic Garden Toolkit for Pop Up or Permanent traffic gardens in Washington State
- DSHS and WaDOH: Requests for Helmets for Traffic Garden events
ENGINEERING
Walkability Survey or Audits
Design and Planning
Design and Planning
- Seattle DOT: Safe Routes to School Engineering Toolkit
- Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee: Best Practices for School Traffic Design
- WSDOT: School Walk & Bike Routes Planning Guide
- NACTO: Streets for Kids
- NCHRP: Guidance to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety at Intersections
EVALUATION
Evaluation Materials
- Washington Traffic Safety Commission: School Zone Speed Surveys dashboard and results (Fall 2022)
- National Center for Safe Routes to School: School Data Center
EQUITY
- King County SchoolPool: Equity tip sheets (English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian)
Funding
Organization |
Grant Name |
Grant Cycle |
Summary |
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) |
Every two years - on even years |
Projects of the following types within two miles of K-12 schools to improve safety and mobility:
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Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) |
Annually |
Reimbursement grants to assist with crossing guard and student safety patrol equipment, and launching a student safety patrol program. |
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WTSC |
TBD |
State funds focused on improving safety for walkers and/or rollers in Washington State through diverse project types. |
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WTSC |
Annually |
Reimbursement grant for radars, LIDARs, and speed feedback signs for use in school zones. |
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WTSC |
Walker & Roller Grant - coming soon! |
TBD |
This grant is applicable to projects related to non-motorized transportation, including and beyond school projects. Details coming soon. |
State Farm Insurance |
Periodic |
Grants dedicated to helping build safer, stronger and better educated communities, focused on: safety, community development, economic empowerment and education. |
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Kaiser Permanente |
Periodic |
Funds for non-profit organizations working on efforts that align with KP's foci, such as health equity, access to health care and coverage, promoting healthy eating and active living, supporting mental health, and strengthening economic and educational opportunities. |
NATIONAL RESOURCE LIBRARIES
- Safe Routes Partnership
- National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Center's Walk, Bike & Roll to School program