Pedestrian

Celebrate Walking and Rolling to School today, next week & all year long!

October 5, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Join the celebration on #WalkRollToSchoolDay 2022!

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and throughout the month, communities across the U.S. will be celebrating and holding events to support safe walking and rolling to school. October 5th is International Walk to School Day, and many schools and organizations like Walk San Francisco will be holding activities to encourage safer routes to school that day and all week long. The...

National Walk to School Day is around the corner!

September 29, 2021
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Join the celebration and walk to school on National Walk to School Day.

On Wednesday, October 6, schools across the United States will celebrate National Walk to School Day. Registration is now open and anyone is welcome to join! You can register schools, neighborhoods or families to pledge to walk to school so you can celebrate in the safest way possible under your current public health guidelines. ...

Explore these upcoming funding opportunities and resources from the US DOT, Caltrans, and more!

April 10, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Looking for funding opportunities for active transportation projects? Look below for the latest funding opportunities! Active Transportation Program (Cycle 7)Caltrans logo

Caltrans has officially launched the seventh cycle of their ...

Celebrating pedestrian safety in April 2024: National Public Health Week, National Walking Day & Walk to Work Day

April 3, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

This year, from April 1-7th, there are several ways to celebrate the important role that equitable, safe and accessible pedestrian safety plays for healthy and thriving communities. Learn more about the opportunities to get involved and support safe spaces to walk for people of all ages and abilities for the events below!

National Walking Day on Wednesday, April 3, 2024...

Access Across America: Walking 2014

August 12, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Cover of Access Across America, 2014Access Across America: Walking 2014 is a study published by the University of Minnesota Center of Transportation Studies that estimates the accessibility of walking to jobs in the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S. The purpose of...

Road Diet Case Studies

August 6, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Federal Highway Administration Road Diet Case Studies

A road diet is generally described removing vehicle lanes from a road to allocate extra space for other uses such as parking, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and turn lanes. The main purpose of a road diet is to improve pedestrian and traffic safety, and they can be relatively low cost if planned correctly....

https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/case_studies/roaddiet_cs.pdf

Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations: A How-To Guide

July 28, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

A How-To Guide The Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations: A How-To Guide is a guide that provides tips on how communities...

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/812059-pedestriansafetyenforceoperah…

Grand Boulevard Initiative: Revitalizing the El Camino Real Corridor

May 5, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN
Grand Boulevard Initiative is a collaboration of 19 cities, counties, local and regional agencies dedicated to the revitalization of the El Camino Real Corridor. The Task Force facilitates planning for revitalizing 43 miles of El Camino Real and its surrounding communities. This effort to improve the El Camino Real Corridor includes leading businesses, non-profit agencies, neighborhoods and community advocates.

SRTS National Partnership Toolkit- Step by Step: Start a Walking School Bus at Your School

November 4, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Get on the #WalkingSchoolBus! New Safe Routes to School National Partnership toolkit can help you start or grow a program at your school!
This toolkit is designed to help parents, educators, and community members plan and organize a walking school bus using adult volunteers as leaders.

Visit the site for more information.

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program

February 22, 2024
Submitted by Jarah Crowner
The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Safe Streets and Roads for All grants is open.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal...