Sauk Rapids School District Safe Routes to School Plan
Minnesota Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a statewide effort to make it safe, convenient, and fun for all youth to walk, bike, and roll to school and in daily life. Walking or biking to, from, and during school is an easy way for students to get exercise, stay healthy, and arrive at school ready to learn.
The Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization has been awarded planning assistance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation to create a SRTS Plan for Pleasantview Elementary, Mississippi Heights Elementary, and Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School.
The plan will be developed throughout the 2023-2024 school year. Once complete, the plan will provide direction and recommendations for improving walking and biking for Sauk Rapids students.
This page is a one stop shop for your community’s Safe Routes To School plan. Below you will find information on what it’s all about, three ways to provide your ideas, and fun and interactive activities for your family.
Get Involved
Help Make Walking and Biking to School Better In Your Community!
Do you have thoughts about getting to school? Let us know by using the tools below.
Students take a survey.
Everyone drop a pin on the map.
The 6 E's of SRTS
The 6 E’s provide the foundation for the Safe Routes to School Program. The Safe Routes to School Plan for your community will include a balanced approach – from recommendations for physical engineering improvements on the ground – to in class activities and instruction to build skills and encourage walking and biking.
Equity
Ensuring SRTS Programs benefit all demographic groups with special attention to low-income students, students of color, students of all genders and abilities, and others.
Engagement
Activities to involve and engage students, parents, and community members in conversations about walking and biking to school.
Encouragement
Events, activities, and programs that generate interest and enthusiasm for walking and biking to school.
Education
Classes and activities that teach pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic safety skills and the benefits of walking and biking.
Engineering
Physical improvements to streets
and neighborhoods to make walking
and biking more comfortable, and
more convenient.
Evaluation
Evaluating projects and programs of each of the other five “E’s” to determine which programs and projects are most effective.
Word Search!
Can you find the words in the word bank below? When you find a word, click the first and last letters to cross it off the list.
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Contact Us
Have questions or looking for additional materials? Let us know how we can help! Linda Spohr at [email protected]
MN SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
MnDOT Safe Routes to School Planning is a project of MnDOT.
This webpage was developed by Zan Associates in partnership with Alta Planning + Design.
MnDOT
395 John Ireland Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55155-1800