
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:
Education:
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Provides students, parents, school staff, and the community with important skills and information to be safe pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Encouragement:
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Through local Safe Routes champions who promote, encourage, and coordinate Walk-n-Roll activities such as Walk and Bike to School events and contests.
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Enforcement:
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Increases awareness and reduces the frequency of traffic safety problems through extra patrols, education, and the I Drive 25 campaign.
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Engineering:
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Focuses on solutions for improvements near schools such as reducing speeds and installing move visible crosswalks.
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Evaluation: |
Measures progress with surveys and student tallies throughout the project.
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How Can You Help?
For more information, please call 619.667.1319 or email
SRTS@ci.la-mesa.ca.us.