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.
Underpassing in Bondurant!
The Gay Lea Wilson Underpass in Bondurant is now open after yesterday's ribbon cutting! I visited the city on behalf of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and attended the ribbon cutting. Bondurant is a proactive community and secured the underpass as a way for pedestrians...
Get your school registered for Walk Bike Roll to School Day!
Walk Bike Roll Day was a huge success last May; a record-breaking 24 schools across Iowa participated in this nationwide event, promoting active transportation and healthier, more sustainable communities. See which schools participated last May on this...
Dubuque Partners up for Safe Routes!
Back in April, Jason Duba, Assistant City Planner for the City of Dubuque, attended the Iowa Bicycle Summit and learned about the new Safe Routes to School Coordinator and unique vision to help move the needle on safe routes programs in our state. Jason has been...
Learn about hosting a bike rodeo with Sheldon Public Library
Last month Sheldon Public Library hosted a bike rodeo in their town. Fifty-five people attended, and one-third of those were new to the library. What a great way to introduce community members to a vital public resource, the local library. Like any bike rodeo, it...
Sioux City Bike Rodeo at Grace UMC!
Last Saturday saw a bike rodeo as far west as you can be in Iowa without falling in the river. Tamera Albert of Grace United Methodist Church coordinated her first rodeo and it went off smoothly. Inspired by RAGBRAI fever, she thought this would be a great community...
West Burlington 4th of July Rodeo
Safe Routes programs were going on in Iowa, even on the holiday! West Burlington had a Bike Rodeo on the 4th. The rodeo started with a bike safety check and helmet fitting using resources from the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and our rodeo toolkit. The youth learned the...