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Safe Routes to School - What's Happening in Humboldt
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL (SR2S) is a nationwide movement to make it safer for children to walk and bicycle to school. SR2S promotes walking and bicycling to school through targeted education, encouragement, enforcement, and engineering projects. SR2S programs are alive and active in Humboldt County. Scroll down for local SR2S data. Click to see other SR2S Advocates & Resources.
Some of Safe Routes to School's benefits:
☺ Makes safer school routes by improving intersections and sidewalks
☺ Reduces traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles
☺ Improves students' health and their sense of their surroundings
☺ Builds working relationships and friendships in the community
☺ Promotes and builds active lifestyles and livable communities for everyone.
In 1969, 50% of school children in the United States walked to school (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Today in Humboldt County, 20% of school children walk or bike to school.
SR2S LOCAL DATA:
SR2S Parent Survey Results (pdfs)
- Alice Birney Elementary School - Parent survey 2007 (63 KB)
- South Fortuna Elementary School - Parent survey 2008 (143KB)
- Washington Elementary School - Parent survey 2008 (73 KB)
- Washington Elementary School - Parent survey 2010 Fall (324 KB)
- Washington Elementary School - Parent survey 2010 Spring (163 KB)
- Grant Elementary School - Parent survey 2010 (217 KB)
- Lafayette Elementary School - Parent survey 2011 (220 KB)
SR2S Walkability Audit Results (pdfs)
- Grant Elementary School - Tally report (trip data) 2010 (88 KB)
- Grant Elementary School - Walkability assessment 2011 (951 KB)
- Lafayette Elementary School - Walkability assessment 2011 (2.2 MB)
SR2S Reports & Activities