There is growing concern in Utah and nationally about the safety of children who walk or bike to school. With increased traffic congestion around schools, students who choose to walk or bike have limited safe routes, which discourages this healthy activity.

To assist in addressing this public safety and health issue, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) provides Utah schools with walking and biking safety resources through the federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program.

Federal SRTS funding is used for two purposes:

1. Create programs that:
• Educate children about how to walk and bike safely to school
• Encourage children to use these healthy modes of transportation to get to school

2. Construct infrastructure improvements, such as sidewalks, that increase the safety of children walking and biking to school

For more information about Utah’s SRTS program, including infrastructure grants, click on the “Helpful Links” below, or contact:

Cherissa Wood
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Coordinator
cwood@utah.gov
(801) 965-4486