Encouragement

Encourage students, parents, teachers, and neighbors to walk and bike to school!  Make the journey to school by hosting walk to school events and days and have an ongoing walk to school program.  Encouragement should be complimented with education programs and meetings about safe pedestrian and bicycling.

Students!

SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT INFORMATION SHEETS, THESE INCLUDE:

"Student Encouragement Strategies"

Additional Encouragement Information Links:

• "Iowa's Pedestrian and Bicycle Encouragement Guide"
• "Tips for Engaging Middle School Students"
• "National Center for SRTS Encouragement Guide"

Activities Highlighted!

As Safe Routes programs are catching on around the country, some best practices have emerged.  Read about them here and download guides and forms to implement them as part of your local Safe Routes programs!  Got a Best Practice to share here? E-mail us and tell us about it!

• Bike Rodeo
• Winter Walking Activities
• Iowa MIleage Club

Media!

• "8 Tips for Promoting SRTS Program"
• "10 Tips for Getting Walk to School Promotion"
• "Tips for Planning News Conference"
• "SRTS local Program Launch"

Flyers!

• "SRTS General Flyer"
• "SRTS General Flyer" - spanish / espanol"

Success Stories!

• America's Walking, A Call for Action: Walking School Bus in California
• Detroit Safe Routes to School Walking School Bus