2006 Safe Routes to School Training

November 9, 2006

Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach SC
Communities across the country are looking for ways to make walking and bicycling safe and appealing ways for children to get to school.
Safe Routes to School Programs (SRTS) identify barriers and create action plans that use a combination of strategies such as teaching pedestrian and bicycle safety, building sidewalks, working with law enforcement to slow traffic and initiating walking clubs and contests.
While there is great interest in creating safe routes, identifying the most appropriate strategies can be a challenge. Communities start with different conditions, so the problems, issues and solutions vary.
The South Carolina SRTS Course is designed to help communities create sound programs that are based on community conditions, best practices and responsible use of resources.
The course, developed by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) in collaboration with SCCPPA and the Partners for Active Living, combines safety, health and transportation issues. It was developed through a partnership of funding from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Course highlights:

• Designed for community and state-level audiences
• Audience includes transportation engineers, planners, law enforcement officers, school administrators, parents, local advocates, community
  leaders and state decision makers
• Core content is intermingled with opportunities for discussion,
  observation and identification of local problems and solutions
• Participants create short- and long-term plans of action for their
  communities
• One-day course format
• Instructors bring expertise and experience
• Ongoing technical assistance provided by the SCCPPA
• Online resource guide (available late 2006)

Course agenda includes:

• Setting the context: Safety, health and transportation
• Process for developing and implementing a SRTS program
• Engineering strategies
• Perspectives from local stakeholders
• Walk audit of school campus and surrounding area
• Identifying problems and solutions
• Encouragement and education strategies
• Enforcement strategies
• How communities are making it happen
• Making it happen in your community

Please check back soon for on line registration!

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