Walk/Roll to School Day is October 4, 2023
Thousands of schools across America participate in Walk to School Day every October to encourage children to safely walk, bike or roll to school. SLO Regional Rideshare organizes the event in San Luis Obispo County, in partnership with dozens of K-12 schools and local school districts. The event highlights the importance of safe routes to school and supports healthy communities. See the list of participating schools below.
Don’t see your school?
Email us! We’ll provide you with flyers, snacks, and giveaways for students who walk or roll to school on October 4th.
Participating schools:
Atascadero Unified School District
Atascadero High School
Carrisa Plains Elementary
Creston Elementary
Fine Arts Academy
Paloma Creek High School
Atascadero Choices in Education (ACE) Academy
San Benito Elementary
San Gabriel Elementary
Santa Margarita Elementary
Santa Rosa Academic Academy
Cayucos Elementary School District
Cayucos Elementary School
Lucia Mar Unified School District
Arroyo Grande High School
Central Coast New Tech High School
Fairgrove Elementary
Dana Elementary
Grover Beach Elementary
Grover Heights Elementary
Harloe Elementary
Shell Beach Elementary
Nipomo Elementary
Oceano Elementary
Paulding Middle School
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
Bauer Speck Elementary
Georgia Brown Elementary
Pat Butler Elementary
Kermit King Elementary
Virginia Peterson Elementary
Winifred Pifer Elementary
Flamson Middle School
Lewis Middle School
Liberty Continuation High School
Paso Robles High School
Templeton Unified School District
Templeton Elementary
Templeton Middle School
San Luis Coastal Unified School District
C.L. Smith Elementary School
Baywood Elementary
Bishop’s Peak Elementary
Del Mar Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary School
Monarch Grove Elementary School
Los Osos Middle School
Los Ranchos Elementary
Pacheco Elementary School
Sinsheimer Elementary School
San Miguel Joint Unified School District
Lillian Larsen Elementary
Shandon Joint Unified School District
Shandon Elementary
Other
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School
Family Partnership Morro Bay
Old Mission School
Event Planning Resources
Need help planning your Bike, Walk & Roll to School event? Below are several resources to help you get started.
- See Photos from Previous Years for Inspiration!
- Walk to School Day Planning Guide
- How to Start a Walking School Bus
- Walk, Bike, and Roll Event Ideas
- 10 Ways to Celebrate Walk to School Day
- 10 Ways to Celebrate Bike to School Day
Safe Routes to School Family Survey Results
A big thanks to all of the SLO County K-12 families, schools, and local communities who provided input on the 2022 Safe Routes to School Family Survey. We received over 1,300 responses! Your input helps us advocate for additional Safe Routes to School funding and resources.
Summary data collected from the survey can be found here.
About Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School is an initiative that works to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and bicycle to and from schools. The goal is to get more children walking and bicycling to school, improve kids’ safety, and increase health and physical activity. In 1969, nearly 50 percent of all children in the United States (and nearly 90 percent of those within a mile of school) walked or bicycled to school. Today, that number has plummeted to fewer than 15 percent. During the morning commute, driving to school represents 10-14 percent of traffic on the road. Studies show that Safe Routes to School programs are effective at increasing rates of bicycling and walking to school and decreasing injuries, while helping reduce traffic congestion and pollution around school zones.
Encourage active transportation choices at your school with support from Rideshare.
The mission of Rideshare’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is to educate and empower school communities, K–12 students, and parents through tools and incentives that encourage active transportation choices and create change in family/student commuter habits. Any San Luis Obispo County school faculty member, administrator, or parent wishing to build or grow a Safe Routes to School program is urged to contact Rideshare staff for free support in the form of community resources, incentives, and on-bike education for students. Additionally, Rideshare will market your school as a Safe Routes to School community member in public relations activities, advertisements, newsletters, and on our website.
Mini-Grants Available for 2023/24 School Year!
Rideshare’s Safe Routes to School program offers mini-grant funding to K-12 schools in San Luis Obispo County for education and encouragement activities that make it safe, convenient, and fun for children to walk and bicycle to and from school.
Free Learning Resources
The following resources were developed to provide bicycle safety education to 4th and 5th grade students in San Luis Obispo County, CA with grant funding from the Cycle 3 Active Transportation Program (ATP). Materials are free for educational use.
Videos
Lessons
Answer Keys
In-class instruction is also available through Bike SLO County with funding from the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG). Contact Rideshare staff at info@rideshare.org to learn more. Questions? Reach out: info@rideshare.org
