Safe Routes to School: Network to Success 3 October 22, 2016

Who is GA SRTS? We are the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Resource Center, working the 5 territories of the state of Georgia to help schools and friend organizations make their SRTS program successful

What is Safe Routes to School? SRTS is a GDOT program. - Educate students and communities about bicycle and pedestrian safety. - Promote walking and bicycling to and from school when and where it’s safe. - Where it’s not safe, help communities look for ways to make it safer.

Goals Lower and eliminate bike/ped-involved crashes near and around schools Reduce traffic congestion Increase safety while promoting healthy, active transportation modes.

What does SRTS look like? -Walk and Bike Events -On campus Education -Community Events -Stakeholder Workshops

Networking helps reach more people, gain support, and further SRTS Networking = Backbone -Large Territories -Resources and Efficiency -Symbiotic Relationships -Conventional and Unconventional Resources Networking helps reach more people, gain support, and further SRTS

Conventional Safe Kids Coalitions - Cover all types of safety areas, cross promote and help at events, share contacts and resources. - Already working with kids with an arsenal of educational and informational material as well as set events to promote safety. Regional Commissions -Strong Community Network -Understanding of long and short-term community needs District Communication Officers -Large Territories and common background (DOT) -perfect for helping us spread the work through communicative avenues

Conventional -Obvious groups: Like minded, tasked to work with each other Biking Groups Safety Groups Educational Groups Schools Regional Representatives Bike shops DOTs Boards of Health Law Enforcement Agencies

Unconventional Groups that are maybe one or two steps outside the typical “circle” Hospitals/Pharmacies Church Organizations Greenbelt/Beltways Colleges Local Restaurants (coffee shops) Stores: Kohls Cares, Target Libraries Boy and Girl Scouts

Unconventional Tanner Medical Center & Carrollton Greenbelt Augusta Urban Ministries and BUBS Libraries and Local Shops

THANK YOU Questions? 3 www.SafeRoutesGA.org