Safe Routes Utah Resources
PTA Resources
Safe Routes Utah offers information and activities that can be used year round. There are many benefits to walking and biking to school including:
- Promotes Physical Wellness
- Improves Cognitive Abilities and Behavior
- Teaches Critical Social Skills
Safe Routes Activity Booklet
Include the safe walking and biking message year round with monthly newsletters.
Safety Fair Ideas
Promote the benefits of safe travel and an active lifestyle at a larger scale.
Walk & Roll Challenge Materials
School Safety Is a Team Sport: A Principal & Parent Guide to Green Ribbon Month
When school leaders and families share the responsibility, safe streets become second nature. Let’s set our students up for a safe, active, and successful school year!
Back to School: Slowing Down the Neighborhood
Summer is officially wrapping up, and Utah’s neighborhood streets are trading quiet mornings for the vibrant chaos of a brand-new school year. Fresh sneakers are hitting the pavement, backpacks are stuffed to the brim, and kids are out walking, biking, and scootering to class in full force. But after months of driving on wide-open summer roads, it’s easy for drivers to forget how a familiar commute changes when the school bells start ringing. Before you put the keys in the ignition, remember that the most important back-to-school supply isn’t in a store aisle, it’s a heavy foot on the brake pedal.
The Summer Strategy: How Communities Can Build Safer Commutes Before the School Bell Rings
While classrooms across the state sit quiet and school buses are parked for the season, the work of ensuring our students have access to safe,
