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Enhancing School Walk and Bike Routes for Healthy Communities

School walk and bike routes are essential for promoting safe and active transportation for students. Based on a one-mile radius from the school, these routes should include a map or written document outlining safety improvements, required by law (ESHB 2261). Involving school administrators, local agencies, law enforcement, and parents is crucial for success. Key steps include creating a base map, inventorying conditions, identifying routes, and collaborating with community partners. Resources such as the Washington State Department of Transportation provide tools and funding to enhance these initiatives for healthier, safer, and more sustainable school environments.

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Enhancing School Walk and Bike Routes for Healthy Communities

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  1. School Walk & Bike Routes

  2. What are they? • A map or written document • One mile radius of the school • A plan for safety improvements • Considerations • Resource: WA Admin Code 392-151-025

  3. Why do them? • Required by law: ESHB 2261, RCW 47.04.300 • Improve health & safety • Improve learning • Reduce traffic and pollution • Save $

  4. Who to involve • School Administrators • Local public works agencies • Local law enforcement • Elected officials • Parent-school organizations • Parents & Students

  5. How to get started • Base map (1 mi radius of school attendance area) • Inventory conditions & traffic • Identify walk/bike route • Develop & distribute route to families • Work with community partners • Evaluate

  6. Resources • Websites • Tools • Funding • Contact info

  7. Websites • Washington State Department of Transportation http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/localprograms/saferoutes/ • School Walk and Bike Routes http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/5463FD69-F7B9-477D-B9AA-D21CEEFCF722/0/SchoolAdminGuide.pdf • National Center for Safe Routes http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/training/can_webinars.cfm • Developing a Safe Routes Project http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/LocalPrograms/SafeRoutes/planning.htm

  8. Tools • Bikeability Checklist • Walkability Checklist • Intersection Observation Form • Environmental Assessment • Walk Route Planning • Evaluation forms

  9. Funding • Safe Routes to School • School Zone Crossing Lights • Mini-Grants • Other

  10. Contacts • WA DOT SR2S Coordinator Charlotte Claybrooke (360) 705-7302 ClaybrC@wsdot.wa.gov • Natalie Tauzin Spokane Regional Health District 509 324-1659 ntauzin@spokanecounty.org

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