Skip Navigation
Michigan Department of TransportationVisit www.michigan.gov!
Michigan.gov Home MDOT Home |  Site Map |  Contact MDOT |  FAQ |  State Web Sites
close print view
Safe routes to school logo
What is Safe Routes to School? Safe Routes to School (SR2S) is an international movement to make it safe, convenient and fun for children to bicycle and walk to school. When routes are safe, walking or biking to and from school is an easy way to get the regular physical activity children need for good health. Safe Routes to School initiatives also help ease traffic jams and air pollution, unite neighborhoods and contribute to students' readiness to learn in school.
You can learn more about SR2S at http://www.saferoutesmichigan.org

Learn more...

• Michigan students participate in "Walk to School Day" October 3, 2012 -- Students across Michigan will safely walk and ride their bikes to school today, Wednesday, Oct. 3, in observance of "International Walk to School Day." Meg Thomas, director of Michigan's Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, said that more than 220 schools in 57 counties were ...

• MDOT announces "Safe Routes to School" grants to six schools in five Michigan counties

• MDOT recognized for innovative Safe Routes to School project MDOT's Southwest Region was recognized recently on the national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Web site for "thinking outside the box to bring safe routes to students with disabilities

• MDOT announces Safe Routes to School grants to 10 schools in four counties December 13, 2011 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced that 10 Michigan schools in four counties will receive federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants averaging approximately $155,500.

• MDOT announces Safe Routes to School grants to seven schools in four counties October 25, 2011 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced that seven Michigan schools in four counties will receive federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants averaging approximately $148,000 per school.

• Funding Update

• Safe Routes to School Newsletter

• Federal Funding for Safe Routes to School PDF icon

• How Michigan Launched the Safe Routes to School Program PDF icon Michigan's SR2S program was featured in the May 2006 issue of Parks & Recreation magazine, the official publication of the National Recreation and Park Association.

• Safe Routes to School Overview PDF icon

• National Center for Safe Routes to School National resource providing information and tools to help your organization plan and carry out a safe routes program.

• Bicycling





If you have questions

For questions about MDOT's involvement in the Safe Routes to School program,please contact:
Bryan Armstrong, Program Coordinator
E-mail: ArmstrongB@michigan.gov
Phone: 517-335-2636

For questions about the Safe Routes to School program, please contact:Meg Thomas
Director, Safe Routes to School
E-mail: MThomas@michiganfitness.org
Phone: 517-908-3814.


QR code

Michigan.gov Home |  MDOT Home |  Site Map |  FAQ |  State Web Sites |  Office of Regulatory Reinvention |  Spending & Accountability
Privacy Policy |  Link Policy |  Accessibility Policy |  Security Policy | Michigan News | Michigan.gov Survey


Copyright © 2001-2013 State of Michigan