Program Overview
Welcome to the City of Pittsburgh Safe Routes to School (SRTS) EngagePGH page!
The mission of Safe Routes to School is to increase the number of students biking and walking to school through education, encouragement, and safety improvements. Creating healthy communities by providing safer walking, bicycling and riding routes while educating and encouraging students. The goal of the Safe Routes to School program is to:
- Educate school aged children in safe walking and biking practices
- Encourage children to use an active mode of transportation
- Engage with community members and working with existing community organizations how Safe Routes to School initiatives should begin
- Provide engineering improvements around schools such as crosswalks, signage and sidewalks
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the program activities and engineering improvements
Walk & Roll to School Day
2024 Spring SRTS Walk & Roll to School Day Winner: Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School
2024 Spring SRTS Walk & Roll to School Day
Congratulations Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School Fall 2023 Golden Sneaker Award Winner
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Harriet Jackson and School Crossing Guards Donna McManus and Colleen Buckley visited Pittsburgh Faison and awarded the SRTS Golden Sneaker Award to Dr. Patterson, School Principal and Ms. Street, Community Schools Site Manager and students with their 2nd SRTS Golden Sneaker Award. Pittsburgh Faison had the most walkers and rollers to school on Walk & Roll to School Day in October.
Safe Routes to School Walk & Roll to School Day event is held twice a year in May and October to encourage students and their families to walk or bike to school. Schools must sign up to participate in order to win the SRTS Golden Sneaker Award.
Thank you to all the schools that participated in the City of Pittsburgh DOMI Safe Routes to School Walk & Roll to School Day event. It was a huge success with every school adding their own touch to Walk & Roll to School Day.
Thank you to Mayor Gainey, the City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Bureau Chiefs, DOMI staff, BikePGH, Iceburgh and volunteers for walking and rolling with students and their families.
Walk to School Day Event Tally
You Did It Certificate May 2023
Thank you to all the volunteers:
- BikePGH
- Mayor Gainey's Office
- City of Pittsburgh Crossing Guards
- City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
- Pittsburgh Penguins Iceburgh
- Homewood Children's Village
- Urban Redevelopment Authority
Golden Sneaker Award Winner: Pittsburgh Faison K-5
The Safe Routes to School program awarded Pittsburgh Faison K-5 with the Golden Sneaker Award for having the most student walkers and rollers participate in the Spring SRTS Walk & Roll to School Day 2023. The award was presented to Mr. Mandarino, Health & PE Teacher and Ms. Street, Community Schools Site Manager by Harriet C. Jackson, SRTS Coordinator and Donna McManus, City of Pittsburgh School Guard Supervisor. The whole purpose to celebrate Walk & Roll to School Day is to bring awareness to the community, to have a safe route for students to utilize while walking and rolling to and from school. Thank you to all the students, parents, guardians, teachers, crossing guards, and principals for participating in the SRTS Walk and Roll to School Day event. Have a safe summer!!!
Golden Sneaker Award Winner: Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 School
The Safe Routes to School program awarded Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 school with the Golden Sneaker Award for having the most student walkers participate in the October SRTS Walk & Roll to School to Day Fall 2022.
The award was presented to Arlington K-8 Principal, Ms. Berezo by SRTS Coordinator Harriet C. Jackson, Donna McManus, City of Pittsburgh Crossing Guard Supervisior, Sharon Watkins and Ricardo Williams from the Office of Mayor Gainey.
Thank you to all the students, parents, guardians, teachers, crossing guards, and principals for participating in the SRTS Walk & Roll to School Day event.
Golden Sneaker Award Winner: Pittsburgh Brookline School
The Safe Routes to School program awarded Pittsburgh Brookline PreK-8 school with the Golden Sneaker Award for having the most students participate in the SRTS Walk & Roll to School Day event held in May. The Golden Sneaker Award was presented to Assistant Principal May and student walkers during their FUN Day event last week. On hand to present the award was Harriet Jackson (SRTS Program Coordinator), Donna McManus and Jeanie Cusick (Crossing Guards), Blake Plavchak (Chief of Staff for Councilman Coghill) and Megan Patton (PPS Transportation Director).
Pittsburgh Montessori PreK-5 School was recognized because it had the most students to bike to school on May 4th for Walk & Roll to School Day.
SRTS Golden Sneaker Award Winner for Walk to School Day 2021
"Pittsburgh Dilworth Traditional Academy"
Thank you to all the schools and partners that participated.
Safe Routes to School PGH wants to see your Walk to School Day pictures!!!
Send them to saferoutestoschool@pittsburghpa.gov
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
2024 Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day February 8, 2023
SRTS Safety Week
2024 Safety Visit
The SRTS team visited the following schools: Propel North Side, Pittsburgh Langley and Pittsburgh Sterrett to engage students during Safety Week.
SRTS partnered with PennDOT and BikePGH for Safety Week, visiting school classrooms to share safety tips on pedestrian, bicycle and school bus safety. Safety Week was held the second week in March.
2023 Safe Routes to School Safety Week
The Safe Routes to School team along with their partners: 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 safety, traffic safety, pedestrian safety, and school bus safety. Students learned the importance of wearing a bike helmet, crossing the street, catching a school bus and how to identify bike routes on a map. Safety Week was held March 13th -17th.
Contact the SRTS team via email if you would like your elementary or middle school to receive a safety visit.
2022 Safe Routes to School Safety Week
The Safe Routes to Schools Team along with their partners will visit up to 6 schools K-8 for SRTS Safety Week.
Sign up your school to participate in SRTS Safety Week. Contact us via the online form below or by email before February 17th. SRTS Safety Week will take place the week of March 13th thru 17th.
How did you participate in SRTS Safety Week? Did you participate on-line or did the SRTS Team visit your school with a safety activity? Thank you to our partners BikePGH and PennDOT for sharing their safety knowledge with students at Pittsburgh Arsenal, Pittsburgh Faison and Pittsburgh King. If you would like the SRTS Safety Team to visit your school, please email us below
March 14th -18th was Safe Routes to School Safety Week in the City of Pittsburgh. SRTS Program Coordinator, Harriet Jackson visited several City of Pittsburgh schools with partners BikePGH and PennDOT to engage students at Pittsburgh King on the North Side, Pittsburgh Arsenal in Lawrenceville and Pittsburgh Faison in Homewood. They shared safety tips on the importance of staying safe while walking, bicycling and riding a school bus.
