Safe Routes to School The Safe Routes to School program is a national and international movement to enable and encourage K-12 students to walk and bicycle to school. Through the use of the "5 Es" (Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering and Evaluation), programs and projects are being developed to create a safe, healthy and fun environment for walking and biking to school. Safe Routes to School programs also enrich the quality of children’s lives and benefit communities by reducing traffic, improving the air we breathe and enhancing neighborhood safety. What we're really talking about here is finding fun and safe ways for kids to get to school. After all, kids in San Luis Obispo County deserve Safe Routes to School.
Rideshare Grants Rideshare has awarded Hawthorne and Oceano Elementary Schools with $500 grants to promote walking and biking to school during the 2010/2011 school year. These grants will fund activities, incentives and educational programs to encourage kids to walk and bike to school. For more information on grant opportunities contact kgreer@rideshare.org. >2010/2011 Grant Application >Grants FAQ		What other schools are doing: Many schools in San Luis Obispo County and across the nation are already involved with Safe Routes to School. Some schools have provided assemblies, started ongoing walk to school days, conducted parent surveys, or received state or federal grant money for improvements around their school. Contact us at kgreer@rideshare.org or 781-1385 to find out what your school is doing. Click here to get an idea of whats already happening in your area.
Get Involved: There are lots of ways to get involved. Whether you are a teacher, a principal, a parent, a city official, or a community member, you can help make it safe, easy and fun for kids to walk, bike, scoot, or skate to school. Click here to learn ways that you can get involved		Too far to bike or walk? Try School Pool. Rideshare's online matching system will allow you to search for parents in your neighborhood who take their kids to the same school and want to share the ride. Try it today!
Resources to get started: Want some ideas for your school? Rideshare created a "recipe book" of activities that your school can use to start a program of your own. The Recipe Book is also a good guide as to what Safe Routes to School can look like. Click here for recipes you can download and share.		Contact us: Have more questions? Call Kelsie Greer at 805-781-1385 to talk about what you can do at your school and how you can get involved locally!