Best Practices Toolkits & Links
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Why Safe Routes are Important

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion provides information about childhood overweight and adult obesity

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics provides statistics about childhood overweight and adult obesity

http://www.epa.gov - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides information on pollution, global warming and acid rain

http://www.saferoutestoschools.org - Safe Routes to Schools, a program of the Transportation Authority of Marin

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/ - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity

http://www.usaonwatch.org - National Sheriffs’ Association Neighborhood Watch Program

http://www.worldwatch.org - Worldwatch institute provides information on global energy consumption

Bicycle/Walking Safety

http://www.bam.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Body and Mind is a kid-friendly website that provides a broad range of sports safety topics

http://www.bhsi.org - Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute provides thorough information on helmet safety

http://www.bicyclesafe.com - Bicycle Safe provides information on “how to not get hit by cars”

http://www.bikeleague.org - League of American Bicyclists provides information on a broad range of bicycle safety topics

http://www.cpsc.gov - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction – including bicycle helmets

http://www.walktoschool.org - USA website for International Walk to School Week provides Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Resources

Safe Routes to School Programs

http://www.saferoutespartnership.org - Launched in August 2005, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership is a network of hundreds of organizations, government agencies and professional groups working to set goals, share best practices, secure funding, and provide educational materials to agencies that implement Safe Routes to School programs.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention KidsWalk-to-School Program was developed to support the national goal of better health through physical activity, this community-based program aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults

http://www.iwalktoschool.org - The official website of International Walk to School Week gives children, parents, school teachers and community leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/Safe
Routes-2002/index.html- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Toolkit was designed to assist you in initiating and implementing a SR2S program

http://www.safekids.org - National SAFE KIDS Campaign and program sponsor FedEx Express developed SAFE KIDS Walk This Way to bring national and local attention to pedestrian safety issues

http://www.saferoutestoschools.org - Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S), a program of the Marin County Bicycle Coalition initiated in 2000, is a popular program spreading across the U.S. and Canada designed to increase the number of children walking and biking to school while reducing traffic

http://www.walkablestl.org/?q=googlemap/wsb - Online Walking School Bus Planner - use this online tool to find walking school bus routes in your school district and/or map out your own walking school bus route

http://www.walkingschoolbus.org - A Walking School Bus provides children with a safe and healthy mode of transportation to school using a simple idea; the designated adult supervisor "picks up" each student, house by house, on foot, the group of students walk to school together along a set route, all the while enjoying fresh air, exercise and friendly conversation

http://www.walktoschool-usa.org - The USA website for International Walk to School Week and for promoting safe walking and bicycling to school throughout the year