Safe Routes to Schools
Safe Commutes, Green Communities
Safe Routes to Schools programs are designed to decrease traffic and pollution and increase the health of children and the community, Safe Routes to Schools promotes walking and biking to school, using education and incentives to show how much fun it can be! The program addresses parents' safety concerns by educating children and the public, partnering with traffic law enforcement, and developing plans to create safer streets. Marin County pioneered the national Safe Routes to Schools program that has spread across the U.S.
THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF MARIN administers Safe Routes to School (SR2S) programs to promote;
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walking, bicycling, taking transit, or carpooling to school
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planning safer walking and bicycling routes to schools
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funding the construction of safe pathways to school
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providing crossing guards at major intersections
