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part of saferoutesinfo.org Introduction to Safe Routes to School: the Health, Safety and Transportation Nexus Steps to Creating a Safe Routes to School Program Engineering Enforcement Encouragement Education Student Drop-off and Pick-up Evaluation Media and Visibility Case Studies Additional Resources: Adult School Crossing Guard Guidelines The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School Teaching Children to Walk Safely as They Grow and Develop: A guide for parents and caregivers Selecting School Bus Stop Locations: A Guide for School Transportation Professionals Welcome to the Safe Routes to School Online Guide. This guide is a comprehensive online reference manual designed to support the development of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs. It provides links to other SRTS publications and training resources. Readers of the online guide can pick and choose specific topics based on their interests and needs, such as guidelines for adult school crossing guards, tools to create school route maps, and ways to include children with disabilities in SRTS initiatives. One of the basic tenets of pedestrian and bicycle safety is that to be effective, safety programs must be comprehensive – involving engineering, education, enforcement and evaluation. The online guide supports that premise by providing “one-stop shopping” on all aspects of SRTS. Plus it adds additional elements that apply to school programs, such as motivating students to walk and bicycle to school – or “encouragement”. This online guide contains several chapters. Each chapter is subdivided into sections. The sections within each chapter are easily identified with sub-links. Simply click on each sub-link within a chapter and you will enter a particular section. To learn more about SRTS programs, select a link from the navigation bar on the left. Guide last updated July, 2015. This guide was developed by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) in collaboration with SRTS experts from around the country and support from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). View full list of contributors....