Safe Routes Scoop

Check out the updated cost estimates for infrastructure improvements! The NJ Safe Routes to School Resource Center provides technical assistance to communities seeking to improve the safety of kids who walk and bike to school. One helpful resource available is an implementation cost estimate guide that lists cost estimates for infrastructure improvements, like [...]

Students at Bound Brook’s Smalley School in Somerset County ditch the car and take the Walking School Bus instead! Students and staff meet in the morning at a designated spot and walk to school along a pre-determined route. More students meet up with the group along the way, forming a Walking [...]

[button color="success" link="http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/" size="default" target="_self" block="false"]Is your school celebrating Walk and Bike to School Month? Register here![/button] Did you know October is Walk and Bike to School Month? Students, parents, schools, and community partners across the country will celebrate and promote the benefits of walking to school. How will your [...]

Want to explore the benefits of bike lanes in your town? Is your town or school district exploring implementation of bike lanes? Bike lanes are an excellent addition to the streetscape, encouraging active streets, safer biking conditions, and healthier lifestyles among kids and adults. There are a variety of options available [...]

Host a Biking School Bus event in your town! This school year, make the leap and host a bike and walk to school event in your town. Walking and biking to school among students yields a variety of benefits for the community, and there are many resources available for towns [...]

Two research reports are newly available on our website. Staff in the Safe Routes to School Resource Center regularly produce reports on the safety and behavior of children commuting to school and conditions of the built environment that they may walk or bike through.   Gender Differences in Youth Bicycling [...]