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Bookmark or Share- Kids who walk to school are more likely to stay activeIn the United States, about 11% of children walk or bike to or from school, according to data from the National Household Travel Survey. That rate hasn’t changed in a decade.
- Safe Routes to School | Safe Routes PartnershipSafe Routes to School is an initiative that works to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and bicycle to and from schools. The goal is to get more children walking and bicycling to school, improve kids' safety, and increase health and physical activity.
- Safe Routes to School Programs - Department of TransportationSafe Routes to School (SRTS) is an approach that promotes walking and bicycling to school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education, and incentives to encourage walking and bicycling to school. Nationally, 10%–14% of car trips during morning rush hour are for school travel.
- Walking to School: Trends, Issues and EvidenceThere has been a growing body of research about frequency of walking to school and factors that impact walking to school. This document summarizes the major patterns and research. Use the information categorized under the topics most compelling for your community.
- 5 Reasons Your Kids Should Walk to School - Verywell Family1. It's Safer Than You Think. By about age 10, kids are old enough to cross streets safely and handle other emergencies that may come up. Before then, crossing guards can help, and so can adult chaperones. (If you can't walk with your child, see if you can form a walking school bus or bike train—basically, a car-less carpool!)
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