The mission of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is to increase the number of students biking and walking to school through education, encouragement, and safety improvements, helping to create healthy communities by providing safer walking, bicycling, and riding routes.

Goals of the Safe Routes to School program include:

• Educate school-aged children in safe walking and biking practices
• Encourage children to use an active mode of transportation
• Engage with community members and work with existing community organizations in how Safe Routes to School initiatives begin
• Provide engineering safety improvements around crosswalks, signage, and sidewalks
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the program activities and safety improvements