Keep Going! Walk & Bike Year-Round

Here is additional advice on how to sustain enthusiasm from walk-bike events to create year-round walking and biking to school:

Low-cost strategies for successful walk & bike to school rates (CDC, 2014) [Full CDC study, 9-pages]
— 1) Having crossing guards, 2) Having bicycle racks, and 3) Providing encouragement materials.

All Things E-Devices (Capital Area MPO website – Madison)

E-bikes, e-scooters, and other electric devices are becoming more common. They can be affordable, convenient, and fun ways to get around—especially for people who do not drive, cannot afford a car, or simply want another transportation option.

However, not all e-devices are created equal. Whether you’re thinking about buying an e-device or already own one, this page will help you identify your device, understand where it can legally be ridden, and learn how to ride safely.

School Traffic Safety Campaign. Posters and other materials for every month of the school year. From Los Angeles SRTS.

FOR KIDS: NHTSA–Kids Walking Guide

FOR PARENTS (Walking): Nat’l SRTS–Teaching Kids To Walk Safely (by age)

FOR PARENTS (Biking): Portland’s Family Biking Guide (all stages of riding)

FOR PARENTS–Biking Quick Sheet: English and Spanish

Bike Parking Guidelines

NCWRPC Walking/Biking Club Toolkit

Mileage Tracking
Providing a way for students to track the miles that they have walked or ridden a bicycle is a tangible way to chart progress toward a walking or biking goal.

Railroad crossing signs for SRTS in Wauwatosa, WI

School Success Story – Omro, WI (2020 population: 3,600)
    – Annual bicycle field trip;
    – bicycle mechanics program; and
    – other successes.

Rural Communities: Making Safe Routes Work (PDF)

Rural Communities: A Two-Pronged Approach for Improving Walking & Biking (PDF)

Walking school buses are a great way to offer children a supervised walk to school on a regular basis.
— Summary sheet (PDF).
— Get resources, templates, and a free kit (Kansas DOT) to help start a walking school bus.

Bicycle Trains and Bicycle Skills Clinics
Bicycle trains allow students to bicycle to school together on a designated route under supervision. Bicycle Skills Clinics or “bicycle rodeos” are hands-on bicycle safety lesson with bike inspections, safety talks and bicycle skills practice.

SRTS Bike Bus Guide (PDF)

Youth Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].

Adult Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].