The Florida Safe Routes to School Toolkit can be used by schools throughout the state and nation to create a safer bicycling and walking environment for children. The tool kit includes a student travel survey, a school and neighborhood site assessments, and parental attitudinal surveys.

Some Components of the Project:

• Each school forms a School Traffic Safety Task Force.
• A bicycle/pedestrian safety component is written into the “School Improvement Plan” dealing with safe routes, a safety committee, and a safety education curriculum.
• A school-wide travel survey is conducted at the beginning of the project to assess the various transportation modes students use to go to and from school.
• A school/neighborhood site assessment are conducted to determine the conditions of street traffic, parent and bus drop-off locations, sidewalks, crossings, and the overall safety of existing routes to school.
• Attitudinal surveys are administered to parents, identifying their concerns.
• A list of planned improvements are generated and presented to the appropriate government entity for consideration and funding using a variety of monetary sources, including state/federal “safety” dollars and sidewalk “enhancement” funds.
• A Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Workshop is given to physical education teachers, school resource officers, and crossing guards.
• Finally, Safe Routes to School lessons are implemented for students. Parents are encouraged to participate through “walking school bus” programs and other “safe” neighborhood initiatives.
• A follow-up travel survey is administered and an on-going process established to continue to assess traffic hazards.

The Florida Safe Routes to School Toolkit  

Walkability Checklist

Student Travel Tally

Parent Survey-English

Parent Survey-Spanish