Start Walking, Biking, or Rolling to School

There are a variety of safe strategies to increase the number of students who walk, bike, or roll to school.

Explore the resources below to see which walking, biking, or rolling strategies can inspire your students, parents, and school to invest in active, safe transportation opportunities!

Walking School Buses and Bike Trains

Walking School Buses and Bike Trains provide group opportunities for students and families to increase comfort and confidence while walking, biking, or rolling to school.

Adult leadership provides social support, addresses traffic and personal safety concerns, and provides students with role models during new experiences.

Local Resources

Key Steps: Starting Walking School Buses and Bike Trains

Additional Resources

How to Start Your Walking School Bus
How to Get Your Bike Train Rolling

Remote Drop-Offs, Park-A-Grade Away!

Looking for opportunities to gradually extend the comfort and confidence for you and your students’ walking, biking or rolling abilities?

Look no further than Remote Drop-Off strategies, commonly referred to as Park-and-Walk, or Park-A-Grade Away!

Benefits of exploring this SRTS strategy include expanding the comfort zone for your student to walk, bike, or roll to school, reducing the number of vehicles in school zones, reducing the number of trips and miles for your personal vehicle, AND these strategies may work in traffic environments where other SRTS strategies may not be viable.

Key Steps: Remote Drop-Offs

Local Resources

Host a Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day

Hosting a Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day can happen at any time, and can even be planned and implemented in less than a week!

Utilize the resources below to see how your school or neighborhood can host a Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day!

Key Steps: Walk, Bike, or Roll to School Day

Local Resources

Additional Resources

WalkBikeToSchool.org
Plan a WBR Event in 7 Days!