#saferoutestoschool — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/729630/ Three Kerry schools included in latest round of Safe Routes to School Programme #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #SafeRoutesToSchool #TopStories #TopStories

"Monterey City Council cancels quick-build intersection project following pushback,” report by
Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow

“Research consistently shows that even modest reductions in vehicle speed can significantly reduce the likelihood and severity of pedestrian injuries.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/monterey-city-council-cancels-quick-build-intersection-project-following-pushback/article_2a8ab44d-5ae2-4f6d-9c60-7c6b9d0fd959.html

#SafeRoutesToSchool #Monterey #QuickBuild #TrafficCalming #infrastructure

Interesting little study on one Canadian School Streets program that was only live on Fridays. They found a 10% boost in active travel on those days vs. the rest of the week. #SchoolStreets #SafeRoutesToSchool #BikeTooter https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12992877/#Sec8

#MontereyCounty

Wed, 1/14/26 beginning at 6 pm - participate online or in person. Public welcome.

Agenda and packet now available for Jan 14, 2026 meeting of #Transportation Agency for #Monterey County (TAMC) #Bicycle and #Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) .https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/450716ca0/BPC+Agenda+Packet+January+Meeting.pdf.

Presentations to include an update on:
-County of Monterey's Chualar Sidewalk Project
-Harden Parkway and Safe Routes to School Project

#Salinas #Chualar #ActiveTransport
#MontereyBay
#SalinasValley
#SafeRoutesToSchool

https://bikemonterey.org/monthly-meetings-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html

“States can require bicycle and electric bicycle safety training in schools,” e.g., #Minnesota https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/123B.935, as referred to by Matt Moore, general and policy counsel at #PeopleForBikes. https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/part-iii-policy-solutions-to-the-e-moto-problem

Education is one of the key components of #California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike partners’ Dec 2024 Statement on E-Bike Safety: https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html

#YouthEducation #children #teens #transportation #ActiveTransportation #ClimateAction #schools #MoreKidsOnBikes #SafeRoutesToSchool #cycling #biking #ebikes #bicycles #bike #walk #PublicHealth #PublicSafety #TrafficSafety #RoadSafety

The THIRD #SafeRoutesToSchool crash at Bel Pre Rd & Parker Farm Way/Plaza del Mercado (next to Argyle MS) in 18 months. On Thurs 10/30/25 7:19 am (MCP3429001H), a hit & run driver hit & injured a teenager (17/F), crossing in an unmarked[👀] crosswalk, going to school. Nobody found at fault.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5pghxhhzn2fcihyploqv4ijt/post/3lvmgjbuixs2g

@bnhowe.bsky.social #SafeRoutesToSchool are a @mocoboe.bsky.social issue.

There have been multiple requests for #SafeRoutesToSchool sidewalks here. Instead, MCDOT added signs, cuz #OneMoreSignWillFixit.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5pghxhhzn2fcihyploqv4ijt/post/3m2asrthuis2q

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-9-12-one-problem-two-responses-what-philly-and-charlottesville-reveal-about-school-transportation “these initiatives aren’t a cure-all. But they’ve done something equally important. They’ve protected the kids who already walk and bike — and made it easier for more families to consider those options” #Cville #BikeTooter #parenting #SafeRoutesToSchool #education #StrongTowns #walkable #SafeStreets #WarOnCars

Wish we lived close enough to our favorite 8-yr-old to add our fresh strawberries to her lunch on first day of Sayward Elementary School today.

Best wishes to all children starting a new school year, in British Columbia, here in California, and elsewhere.

And here’s to #SafeRoutesToSchool for all!

#SafeRoutesToSchool, #MontereyCounty

Temporary Traffic Calming Project in Castroville — Geil & Seymour Streets
Per District 2 County Supervisor Glenn Church’s newsletter today, installation will occur September 3-9, and the project will be in place through October 8, 2025.

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
The temporary measures will include crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic circles to slow down traffic, which improves safety for people walking and biking and students traveling to school.

Take a survey, and learn more, including about SRTS measures affecting the following schools:

#Castroville Elementary
Echo Valley Elementary
#Elkhorn Elementary
Hall District Elementary
#Ohlone Elementary
#Prunedale Elementary
North Monterey County Middle
#Pajaro Middle
North #Monterey County High
Central Bay High and #HomeSchool

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
#infrastructure

I’ve been waiting a long time for this. Well past my stroller years now but it should be there for my walker years. #Cville #ADA #walkable #SafeRoutesToSchool

I am spending far too much time dealing with the fact that my child was not assigned a bus route to get to her school, which is separated from our home by two 5-lane highways and a greenway that'll be closed for over a year due to flood damage. #SafeRoutesToSchool

I am spending far too much time dealing with the fact that my child was not assigned a bus route to get to her school, which is separated from our home by two 5-lane highways and a greenway that'll be closed for over a year due to flood damage. #SafeRoutesToSchool

#Salinas, California #PublicArt

Looking for tour map of #sidewalk #murals mentioned in Celia Jiménez’s #MontereyCountyNow report "Sidewalk murals encourage students to walk or bike to school – and street upgrades make it safer to do so”? https://www.montereycountynow.com/people/831/sidewalk-murals-encourage-students-to-walk-or-bike-to-school-and-street-upgrades-make-it/article_7c411ed0-be89-4405-a299-29f33af3c389.html

The tour map is included in the related booklet with activities, in English and Spanish ("FREE DOWNLOAD: SIDEWALK ART ACTIVITY SHEETS” https://saferoutesmonterey.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/TAMC-Salinas-Sidewalk-Art-Brochure-FINAL.pdf) on the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s #SafeRoutesToSchool website: https://saferoutesmonterey.org/2025/02/06/salinas-sidewalk-art/.

#ActiveTransportation

"Rancho Cucamonga expands Safe Routes to School initiative with All Kids Bike program": https://heysocal.com/2025/05/16/rancho-cucamonga-expands-safe-routes-to-school-initiative-with-all-kids-bike-program/

"We’re on a mission to teach every child in America how to ride a bike in kindergarten PE class.” https://allkidsbike.org/

#AllKidsBike #SafeRoutesToSchool #MoreKidsOnBikes #PhysicalEducation

It's been wonderful to watch the US #BikeBus movement spread like 🔥🔥🔥 from folks like @bikabout.com & @coachbalto.bsky.social but sad to watch Boston fall behind in #SafeRoutesToSchool Only West Roxbury has had a bike bus; our students are missing out @wutrain.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6hsquj7xsuwq7ebanm7wq346/post/3loqj4zcyp223

May 7, 2025, 6 p.m. Transportation Agency for Monterey County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting in GONZALES. Public welcome to attend, in person or via Zoom or phone. https://bikemonterey.org/monthly-meetings-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html Note agenda items https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/9348f6ef3/BPC+Agenda+May+Packet.pdf include a presentation on the Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study and current progress on safety improvement projects along the G12 Corridor; and a presentation on the King City San Antonio Drive/Broadway Street Bike Path and
Safe Routes to Schools Improvements Project, including progress on the roundabout designs
and environmental review process.

#MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #Gonzales #Pajaro #Prunedale #KingCity #SafeRoutesToSchool #ActiveTransport

The new draft #CvilleCitySchools attendance maps are out and there are indeed a lot of changes. We have seen a lot of attendance growth on the south part of the City, but we haven't built a new school in decades. I do not envy the School Board the hard choices that they have to make. https://woolpertinc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=567876f42d8148fea5bf166dda6574f2 #cville #SafeRoutesToSchool

The Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Program has been officially adopted by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) board of directors and the #Gonzales, #Soledad, #Greenfield, and #KingCity city councils. We were especially interested today in the Soledad section, because we’re currently assisting a Soledad teen who received a traffic citation for riding outside a bicycle lane. Details: https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html

#SafeRoutesToSchool #SRTS #MontereyCounty #SalinasValley

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyeknz94zqo “Only 15 seconds of travel time is added when driving the 640m stretch at 40mph instead of 70mph. That's a small price to pay to allow over 500 children to walk or cycle to school safely without fear of being hit by a car." #SafeRoutestoSchool #Hertfordshire

https://infocville.com/2024/12/19/charlottesville-planning-commission-seeks-more-funding-for-affordable-housing-planning-for-schools/ Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering the #cville Planning Commission and the #CapitalImprovementsPlan process #housing #solar #education #saferoutestoschool #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

We’ve long dreamed of East Salinas / the Alisal becoming the crown jewel of active transportation infrastructure in Monterey County. Now 2024 is ending with that dream a step closer to becoming reality. https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-bike-infrastructure-news.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #ActiveTransport #Salinas #KingCity #bike #walk #PublicSafety #PublicHealth #SafeRoutesToSchool

The Monterey County seat and its largest city, Salinas, was selected as one of 13 projects throughout California to receive #ActiveTransportation Program (ATP) funds intended to improve walking and biking routes in disadvantaged communities. https://www.ksbw.com/article/salinas-awarded-dollar10-million-california-improve-route-school-safety/63138649

The Active Transportation Program is the state's only dedicated funding source for walking and biking
projects. "With a reduced funding level of $168.7 million, the Commission faced an unprecedented shortfall in funding for its most oversubscribed competitive program that is critical to meeting the state’s #climate, #safety, and #equity goals. The Commission received 277 project applications requesting $2.5 billion in funds for the 2025 program cycle – about 15 times the $168.7 million that is available.” The #Salinas application received a perfect score.
https://catc.ca.gov/-/media/ctc-media/documents/programs/atp/2024/2025-statewide-small-urban-rural-staff-recs-110124.pdf

#JobCreation #ClimateAction #ActiveTransport #CarbonEmissions #PublicHealth #BikeEquity #infrastructure #MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #SafeRoutesToSchool #BikeTooter

School expansion – An active travel opportunity?

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Consultations are currently underway following proposals to expand two Nuneaton schools to accommodate growing demand. Those schools, like so many others, are known to suffer with motor traffic congestion at the peak times of drop-off and pick-up – a situation that will only get worse without some form of mitigation.

With this in mind, it is perhaps an opportunity to press the County Council to make some changes that can improve the walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling environment to and around these schools. Neither are well-served by active travel infrastructure – there’s a limited shared-use route through a nearby park in one direction and narrow footpaths which get very crowded at peak times – and the areas are plagued with bad driving, pavement parking and stopping on prohibited areas, idling engines, general heavy traffic. There is then the resulting poor air quality, noise pollution, risk of collisions, general stresses – none of which are good for children (or their adults) and are not conducive to positive learning.

A number of options are available which can improve the situation by making driving less attractive while making active travel an easier, safer option:

• School streets – closing roads to motor vehicles at key times;
• 20mph speed limits;
• Wider footpaths;
• Removal of obstructions on the shared-use route;
• Improve road crossings;
• Separated cycle infrastructure, particularly on main roads.

The catchment for these schools includes housing estates some distance away where people are not likely to walk. Thus without safe cycle routes, the default option will be to drive. The County Council has a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Nuneaton which includes routes which would benefit these schools. It also has a Local Transport Plan that supposedly prioritises active travel. So, whilst noting that funding is always a challenge, it should surely be a requirement of expansion that at least some improvements are forthcoming to mitigate against new motor traffic.

The consultations for the two schools run until 29 November 2024, and my own submission is now available to read for those who want a bit more detail.

#ChetwyndJuniorSchool #ChildFriendlyWarwickshire #Nuneaton #SafeRoutesToSchool #SchoolStreets #WarwickshireCountyCouncil #WhitestoneInfantSchool