Community
Safer Routes, Stronger Communities: Safe Routes to Schools Unveils Its Fall Program
This semester’s overarching theme, “Community and Consistency,” encourages students to make active transportation part of their weekly routine by inviting a friend to walk, roll, or carpool to school. Not just on event days, but all year long.
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Download the 11x 17 bilingual poster
The Journey To and From School Can Be Just as Rewarding as the Destination
SEPTEMBER 16
Walk & Roll Back to School Day when the fun begins!
OCTOBER 7
International Walk to School Day is the program’s biggest celebration of the year.
NOVEMBER 18
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
schools across Marin come together to celebrate courage, inclusion, and the power of walking together.
DECEMBER 2 or 9
Winter Walk & Roll to School Day is for schools looking for one more reason to get outside and participate in an optional event.
Suggested Route Maps: Getting to School Just Got a Little Easier
Beginning this fall, families at 36 public schools across Marin County can use new Suggested Route Maps from Safe Routes to Schools to help walk or roll to and from campus. Whether students travel on foot, by scooter, skateboard, wheelchair, or bicycle, the maps highlight the suggested routes to schools.
The new maps are the product of more than a year of teamwork. Safe Routes to Schools traffic engineers worked alongside school administrators, parents, elected officials, and, in some cases, students to identify the best routes to school. Engineers from Parametrix, the program’s engineering consultant, studied traffic patterns, reviewed infrastructure, and fine-tuned each map, which were approved by each jurisdiction’s Public Works department to identify practical, family-friendly routes.
Families can find the maps, organized by school district, on the Safe Routes to Schools website.
Explore your Route and Download your School’s Map Here.
SR2S Dashboard
Want to know how students at your school are getting to class—and how your school compares with others across Marin?
Click the image above and find out! Our brand-new Marin County Safe Routes to Schools Dashboard lets you instantly explore how many students walk, bike, carpool, take transit, or arrive by car.
Compare schools, discover trends, and see how travel habits have changed since 2022.
How active and green are your school trips? Take a look!
IMPORTANT E-BIKE LAWS VETTED BY INDUSTRY LAWYERS
Any throttle motor that can be switched to go speeds beyond 20 mph on motor power alone, is considered “out of class” – it is not an e-bike, it is a motor vehicle and requires a student to be at least 16 years old with a driver’s license and registration. (Same as e-scooters).
Under the guidance of our insurers and legal counsel, there are many brands (e.g. Super73, Surron) that fall into the “out-of-class” category that can no longer be accepted in classes.
A bill pending in CA legislature would address “multiple mode” products, not leaving it up to the consumers to interpret. Other bills are pending to address a minimum age requirement of 16 for Class 2.
