Welcome to Iowa Safe Routes to School. We are glad to see your commitment to the health and well-being of Iowa’s children. The Iowa Safe Routes to School program is part of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Our goal is to work with schools and communities to improve the built environment so kids can more easily walk and roll to school. SRTS achieves these goals by educating volunteers and providing onsite resources as well.
The resources found on this site are a great way to improve the ability to walk and roll to school. The best part is that if a neighborhood or community is safe enough for a child to walk and roll about then it is safe for everyone. SRTS is not just for kids — it’s for the entire community.
Thank you for visiting Iowa Safe Routes to School.
Safer Streets for All?
If you take a look at older neighborhoods across the nation you may see that they're lacking sidewalks for pedestrians to travel upon. As we go into communities to conduct workshops we travel around to see how their streets and sidewalks are made. As a nation we're...
International Bike to School Day— MAY 7
There are 51 days left until bike to school day is here! It's hard to believe May is just around the corner. I know, it's hard to imagine taking that bike out on such cold days, but let's be honest... IT'S WARMING UP! Sign your school up on the link below. Let's beat...
Walking School Bus Webinar- Register Today!
WSB Webinar! Walking School Bus Webinar: March 24th 10:30 am The Iowa Safe Routes to School Program is teaming up with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Cedar Rapids Walking School Bus committee to discuss Walking School Bus Programs. The Iowa Safe Routes...
Punch Card Contest!
Iowa Safe Routes to School Punch Card Contest 2014! Join our punch card contest in Spring 2014. Our goal is to motivate more children across the state of Iowa to walk and bike to school. We challenge your school to get as many kids to walk and bike to school for ten...
Do you have a Walking School Bus Success Story?
Iowa! We're making changes around here and we want you to be a part of them. We're doing some revising of our Walking School Bus Guide and while what we have is already an excellent source for you in creating walking school bus programs, our goal is to make it even...
Spring 2014 Contests with Iowa Safe Routes to School! Busy Spring in 2014 Let's get our kids walking and biking! We never thought we'd see another beautiful day again after this arctic winter, but here we are, basking in the 50 degree weather. That means spring is...