Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal, state and local effort designed to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school.
 
Watch the La Mesa Walk-n-Roll video to learn more.

Safe Routes to School Programs are based on the following principles:

5 E's	Information
Education:	Provides students, parents, school staff, and the community with important skills and information to be safe pedestrians and bicyclists.
Encouragement:	Through local Safe Routes champions who promote, encourage, and coordinate Walk-n-Roll activities such as Walk and Bike to School events and contests.
Enforcement:	Increases awareness and reduces the frequency of traffic safety problems through extra patrols, education, and the I Drive 25 campaign.
Engineering :	Focuses on solutions for improvements near schools such as reducing speeds and installing move visible crosswalks.
Evaluation:	Measures progress with surveys and student tallies throughout the project.

How Can You Help?

• Encourage your kids to walk or bike to school
• Become the "eyes on the street" as students walk to and from school
• Volunteer with the Safe Routes Intergenerational Program
• Walk or bicycle to work
• Download our Volunteer Application and volunteer for the City of La Mesa today!
   

For more information, please call 619.667.1319 or email SRTS@ci.la-mesa.ca.us.