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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...

• "Safe Routes to School" grants awarded
December 15, 2010 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced that 10 Michigan schools in six counties will receive $1.4 million in federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for safety improvements and education programs.

• "Safe Routes to School" grants awarded
August 26, 2010 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced that 14 Michigan elementary and middle schools in eight counties will receive more than $1.8 million in federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for safety improvements and education programs. MDOT partners with ...

• MDOT awards "Safe Routes to School" grants for programs for students with disabilities
August 5, 2010 -- Three Michigan schools serving students with disabilities will receive more than $45,500 in federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding for education programs, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced today. Schools in Allegan, Genesee and Washtenaw counties are ...

• SRTS Case Study: Hamtramck, Michigan - 2010 PDF icon

• Funding Update

• Safe Routes to School Newsletter

• Lt. Governor John Cherry Announces 41 Schools Will Receive "Safe Routes to School" Funding for Safety Improvements and Programs

• Michigan announces "Safe Routes to School" recipients

• Safe Routes to School grant application is now online

• 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.

• Federal Funding for Safe Routes to School PDF icon

• Michigan unveils $19 million "Safe Routes to School" initiative

• 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.

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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: ckokinakis@michiganfitness.org
Phone: 517-908-3814.