Safe Routes to School Michigan

Help your community celebrate this Walk and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, by driving safely and watching for pedestrians!

Search here to see if a school near you is celebrating Walk and Roll to School Day: https://saferoutesmichigan.org/walk-to-school-day/registered-schools/?school=%5B293%20sanitize_url=1%5D.

Has your school registered for Walk and Roll to School Day? Schools that register by this Friday, September 18, will receive WR2SD stickers!

To register, complete our registration form here: https://buff.ly/AoIBdIP.

It's never too early to start planning for Walk and Roll to School Day!

The inspired us last year by incorporating their newly established Walking School Bus into the celebration - students gathered weekly at a neighborhood coffee shop and walked to school together with adult chaperones.

What creative approaches are you considering for this year's event? Let us know!

Visit our website to register and for more information: https://saferoutesmichigan.org/walk-to-school-day/

Walk and Roll to School Day is coming up on October 7th.

Last year, in Imlay City organized a group walk by rerouting bus drop-off to a local sports field, allowing students to walk or roll the rest of the way together. What a great way to start the day!

What are you planning for this year's celebration?

Visit our website to register and for more information: https://saferoutesmichigan.org/walk-to-school-day/

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) invites the public to view the draft 2027-2031 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP), a summary video, and an interactive map to inform providing public comment. Public input on the draft document will be open from July 31 to August. 31.

This August 26 webinar is a great chance to learn about Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, which happens each November. Also, a mini-grant opportunity to support local celebrations is open until September 2.

Join us August 26th for our 3rd annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day webinar!

Former mini-grant recipient Caroline Robertson (Vision Zero Coordinator, City of Philadelphia) will share Safe Routes Philly’s experience as a first-time event organizer, plus tips for partnering with teachers, engaging local media, documenting your event, and creating the right-size celebration for your community.

The Safe Routes Partnership team will also highlight our mini-grant program and inspiring celebrations from past grantees. Schools and communities of all sizes are welcome—register now so you don’t miss this helpful session!

https://saferoutespartnership.org/event/celebrating-ruby-bridges-walk-to-school-day-2026-ideas-and-inspirations-for-every-community/

Join us for our Ga***rd Regional Trainings. It offers the opportunity to connect, build relationships, and support SRTS partnerships statewide. The training is designed for superintendents, principals, school transportation officials, planners, engineers, road authority representatives, local champions, award recipients, or those who would like to learn more about the SRTS movement.

Presentations include best practices and success stories from some of Michigan's most innovative SRTS projects. The training also includes hands-on sessions that help attendees build or sustain SRTS projects.

Session topics include:

Using Community Assets to Navigate the Planning Process
Building Sustainable District-Wide Safe Routes to School Programs with Policy and Partnerships
Students at the Center: Youth Engagement and Leadership with Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School in Rural Communities
Trainings are free and include a light lunch. Registration is required as space is limited.

Ga***rd - 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, (register by September 14)
https://saferoutesmichigan.org/upcoming-trainings/regional-trainings-registration/

Safe Routes to School Michigan Safe Routes to School programs help children walk and bike to school safely, unites neighborhoods, and increases their ability to learn.

Join us for our Marquette Regional Training. It offers the opportunity to connect, build relationships, and support SRTS partnerships statewide. The training is designed for superintendents, principals, school transportation officials, planners, engineers, road authority representatives, local champions, award recipients, or those who would like to learn more about the SRTS movement.

Presentations include best practices and success stories from some of Michigan's most innovative SRTS projects. The training also includes hands-on sessions that help attendees build or sustain SRTS projects.

Session topics include:

Using Community Assets to Navigate the Planning Process
Building Sustainable District-Wide Safe Routes to School Programs with Policy and Partnerships
Students at the Center: Youth Engagement and Leadership with Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to School in Rural Communities
Trainings are free and include a light lunch. Registration is required as space is limited.

Marquette - 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 16 (register by September 14)

https://saferoutesmichigan.org/training/superior-regional-training-marquette/

Superior Regional Training Registration | SRTS The Superior Regional Training registration page. Training is free, but registration is required.

Join experts from Toole Design Group for a free in-person training on bike facility design. There will be presentations, a walking tour, a design exercise, and lunch. Engineers may be eligible for Continuing Education Hours (CEH). Planners may be eligible for self-reported Certification Maintenance hours.

Lansing: 8:30-4:30 p.m. August 20, RSVP by August 7
Ann Arbor: 8:30-4:30 p.m. September 10, RSVP by August 27

For those who are unable to travel for the training, virtual training will be offered later this year and in early 2027.
https://buff.ly/HVuqodU

We're so excited to see this City of Hart SRTS project get an award. We look forward to the completed project supporting students walking, biking, and rolling to school for years to come!

🚶‍♀️🚲 Exciting news for the City of Hart!

The City of Hart, in partnership with Michigan Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has been awarded a \Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Infrastructure Grant.

This funding will support important infrastructure improvements designed to make it safer and easier for students to walk and bike to local schools. These enhancements will help create safer routes, encourage active transportation, and improve connectivity for families throughout the community.

Congratulations to the City of Hart on this investment in safer, healthier, and more accessible transportation for students! 👏