1. Safe Routes to School (SR2S) INSERT SCHOOL NAME AND PRESENTER

2. What is SR2S? The San Mateo County Office of Education is pleased to provide Safe Routes to School (SR2S) San Mateo County. Goals include enabling school children to walk and bicycle to school activities to improve health increased safety which less traffic congestion decreased emissions

3. SR2S Five Themes SR2S’s Five Themes Education Encouragement Enforcement Engineering Evaluation

4. School Participants 4 2011-12 Participants New Sign-Ups Out of County

5. Why SR2S? Choosing an active mode of transportation provides: Decreased traffic & a safer route to school Environmental benefits Health benefits Community benefits

6. Benefits Environment SR2S programs help to reduce auto emissions by encouraging non-motorized forms of transportation such as walking and bicycling to school. Calculate your carbon footprint at http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transpo rtation/calculator.shtml http://transportation.stanford.edu/alt_transpo rtation/calculator.shtml

7. Benefits Health 40 Years Ago: 60% of children living within a 2- mile radius of a school walked or bicycled to school Today: Less than 15% of children walk to school

8. Benefits Community The common goal of a safe trip to school brings families, neighbors, school officials & community leaders together.

9. SR2S Countywide International Walk to School Day – October 3, 2012 Earth Day – April 22, 2013 Bike to School Day – May 8, 2013

10. SR2S at [Insert school name] School specific events and program focus

11. SR2S Begins with Transportation Choices SR2S transportation choices include: Walking School Buses Bike Trains Park and Walk Carpooling Transit

12. Parent Support [Insert specific jobs you are looking for parent support with] [Insert contact person at your school]

13. Starting Bike Trains and Walking Buses Recruit Parent Volunteers and Student Participants Identify Walking and Riding Routes Gather Materials Advertise

14. Contact Information Daina Lujan, Coordinator, SR2S San Mateo County Office of Education dlujan@smcoe.k12.ca.us 650-802-5306 [insert contact information for program and volunteer coordinators]