SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national initiative dedicated to improving conditions around schools so that more children can safely walk and bike to school.  SRTS programs promote safety and lifestyle choices that lead to healthier bodies and a healthier earth.  Federal and state SRTS programs support local programs with training, technical assistance, and grants. 

 

In Simsbury, Safe Routes to School programs at Tootin’ Hills, Latimer Lane, and Squadron Line Elementary Schools host educational programs and school-wide events to promote bike and pedestrian safety.  Their popular Bike/Walk to School Day events  provide valuable opportunities for students to learn and apply bike and pedestrian safety skills in Simsbury  neighborhoods. These events have inspired thousands of children, along with their parents, to bike or walk to school - many for the first time. They have also raised awareness  of the safety of walk/bike routes for the entire community.  

 

Simsbury’s SRTS programs would like to remind drivers to “Drive with Care” while students are traveling to and from school.

 

To learn more about the Safe Routes to School initiative, see:

• CT Safe Routes to School

• National Center for Safe Routes to School 

• WalkBiketoSchool.org

• Safe Routes to School National Partnership