Safe Routes to Schools
Basics
The Most Expensive Trip You Can Take is the One You Could Have Walked
"The future of affordable transportation may not begin at the gas pump."
May 19, 2026
One of America’s Most Walkable School Districts Is About To Lose That Title
Lakewood, Ohio, prided itself on its Safe Routes to School program, which is in danger of being lost in a district-wide consolidation.
November 3, 2025
Friday Video: How Ghent Gets Kids To School Without Cars
This Belgian city has found a better way to get students to class — and they have some lessons to share with America.
July 5, 2024
Confessions of a Former School Crossing Guard
Even the friendliest neighborhood crossing guard is sometimes no match for a dangerously designed intersection, this Sacramento woman discovered.
June 26, 2024
This Albanian City Should Inspire America to Go Big on ‘School Streets’
Streets near schools should be for kids — not cars. And this Albanian city is set to reimagine roads in front of all its learning centers.
January 4, 2024
Advocates Unite to Start a Worldwide Bike Bus Revolution
Bike buses have taken the internet by storm. Now, a new organization is working to launch them all over the world.
November 9, 2023
Anti-Fat Bias Harms the Movement for Safe Streets — Particularly for Kids
Why are we only focusing on calorie-burning when advocating for active transport to school? Because of bad research.
October 12, 2023
‘A Very Dangerous Job’: Dozens of NYC School Crossing Guards Injured by Drivers Since 2012, Records Show
As thousands of guards returned to street corners across the city last week for the reopening of public schools, records obtained by Streetsblog reveal the dangers that guards face on the job.
September 11, 2023
America Needs to Stop Building Schools Next to Highways
“We have determined that at a certain age, you can make some decisions and take some risks to your health. But a six-year-old or a seven-year-old does not have that opportunity."
August 22, 2023
The Danger of School Streets in One Completely Avoidable Tragedy
The moral of our story is to never give up. Your community deserves nothing less. And activism can bring about real change.
July 11, 2023
