Virginia Safe Routes to School programs see future funding in jeopardy • Virginia Mercury

Virginia Safe Routes to School programs see future funding in jeopardy • Virginia Mercury

Linwood Holton Elementary School students experience the joy of walking and biking to school on protected streets during Bike to School Day May 7. (Photo by Chip Jackson/Richmond Public Schools)A state grant program called Safe Routes to Schools, which funds crossing guard training, teaches students how to safely ride a bike and sponsors walk and bike to school days, has gone through a metamorphosis that could put the brakes on those initiatives…

Bike safety instructor pays up after student proves riding skills - The New Era

Xavier Glassley-Sams had never ridden a bike before he entered this year’s bicycle safety training class at Hawthorne School, put on by the Santiam Spokes cycling club. Xavier and his fellow fifth-graders started the six-day class the first week of May, in which club members taught them bicycle skills, safety and rules of the road. The bicycle safety program is an extension of Safe Routes to School. Club member Ken Bronson, who has taught the cl…

Suggested Routes to School Virtual Public Meeting

Monday, May 19, 2025 The City of Irvine is developing pedestrian and bicycle safety action plans to encourage safe and active travel to school. The Suggested Routes to School (SRTS) project focuses on how to make walking, bicycling, and rolling easier and safer for students, but the recommendations on neighborhood streets benefit us all! The City is gathering feedback to better understand the community’s transportation needs in and around all 4…