Do SR2S programs work?
Yes! The Marin County, California, Safe Routes to School program (the first of its kind in the U.S.) reported a 64 percent increase in the number of students walking to school, a 114 percent increase in the number of children bicycling and a 39 percent decrease in the number of children arriving singly by private car.Schools in states who have already implemented SR2S programs have already made changes in their environments such as re-striping crosswalks, starting walking school buses (supervised group walks to and from school) and redesigning their drop-off and pickup points at school entrances. Examples of case studies can be found at theNational SR2S web site.
