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The Safe Routes to Schools team partnered with PennDOT and BikePGH for Safety Week, visiting school classrooms at Propel Northside, Pittsburgh Langley, and Pittsburgh Sterrett to share safety tips on pedestrian, bicycle, and school bus safety.

The Safe Routes to School team along with our partners at BikePGH, CHP Injury Prevention Team, PennDOT and Crossing Guard Donna McManus, visited Propel Hazelwood K-5, Pittsburgh Roosevelt, Pittsburgh Sterrett, Pittsburgh Arlington, and Pittsburgh Sunnyside classrooms for SRTS Safety Week.

We shared safety tips with the students on bike, traffic, pedestrian, and school bus safety. Students learned the importance of wearing a bike helmet, crossing the street, how to safely catch a school bus, and how to identify bike routes on a map.

Contact the SRTS team email if you would like your elementary or middle school to receive a safety visit!

The Safe Routes to Schools Team along with our partners at BikePGH and PennDOT engaged with students at at Pittsburgh King on the North Side, Pittsburgh Arsenal in Lawrenceville, and Pittsburgh Faison in Homewood for the 2022 SRTS Safety Week.

Our teams shared safety knowledge and tips on the importance of staying safe while walking, biking, and riding a bus.

If you would like a visit from the Safe Routes to Schools team, contact us to schedule a visit!

Safety Town is an interactive educational program designed to teach children about pedestrian and traffic safety implemented as an activity combined with academic enrichment. Students cycle through a pre-designed, miniature village complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Participants are also introduced to important people they may see along their route to school including crossing guards, bus drivers, police officers, firefighters, and people in the community.

Throughout the course, students apply their knowledge to real-life scenarios, helping guide them in making wise and safe decisions. This program is for students in kindergarten and going to 1st grade but must be 4 to 6 years of age. Each student receives a bike helmet and Safety Town certificate for completing the week-long safety program.

Safety Town started in the summer of 2023 as a pilot program at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School.

Safe Routes to School partnered with CitiCamp to bring Safety Town to the Phillips Rec Center. Children registered for Tot Camp got to experience a week-long safety education program while learning pedestrian and bike safety through the program.