The Federal Safe Routes to School Program, now part of the new Transportation Alternatives Program in MAP-21, provides funding for plans that enable elementary and middle school students to walk or pedal safely to school.  These plans include infrastructure (engineering) projects and non-infrastructure (education, encouragement, enforcement) programs.

One of PBRI's goals is to encourage safe routes to schools in Louisiana. We connect communities with advocacy groups, government agencies, and other leaders to promote safe routes to school within the state with a twofold objective:

• To assist cities, parishes, MPO’s, and school agencies to prepare applications for federal SRTS funds and implement SRTS projects
• To assist with SRTS policy development

Our ultimate aim is to significantly increase the number of students walking and pedaling safely to school.

For more information on Safe Routes to School programs, current grant opportunities, or to be connected with Safe Routes advocates in your area, please contact: 

Louisiana DOTD Safe Routes to School Program

For information on the state's Safe Routes to School Program, including the most recent application,  application instructions, and examples of previous succesful awards, visit DOTD's Safe Routes to School Program Home Page. 

For a map and summary of all Safe Routes projects awarded to date, including current project status, visit DOTD's SRTS Projects Summary Page.

Additional Links and Resources

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

• Fire Up Your Feet
• Publications
• Final State Network Project Report
• 2011 Local Policy Guide
  

National Center for Safe Routes to School

• Getting Started: How to Build and Sustain a Program
• Funding Portal: Mini Grants, Local, Private, and Federal Resources
• Data Central: Tools, Forms, Surveys, and Reports