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CCSD Safe Routes to School K-12

Schools and Partners Sign-up

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Click here to become a SRTS Champion!
Click here to complete a SRTS Partnership Form and become a school champion today!

About Safe Routes to School (SRTS)

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is an international program to encourage safe walking and bicycling to and from schools. SRTS is based on six principles, the "6 E's": Education, Encouragement, Engagement, Engineering, Evaluation, and Equity. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are sustained efforts by parents, schools, community leaders, and local, state, and federal governments to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and bicycle to school, and to do so safely.

Benefits of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) School Program

Some benefits of being a SRTS school:

  • Increase walking and biking at your school

  • Improve safety

  • Reduce student absences and tardiness

  • Reduce traffic congestion

  • Have healthy, happy students and families

  • Improve Academic performance


In addition, as a SRTS Champion you get:

  • Additional SRTS staff attention and resources

  • On our radar for funding opportunities

  • Infrastructure

  • Programs (micro grants, incentives, stipends)

  • Walk Audits and observations

  • First to know about special programs and events

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Walk to School Day (Week)

International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school and a celebration – with record breaking participation – each October. Today, thousands of schools across America – from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico – participate every October.
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Bike to School Day

The event builds on the popularity of Walk to School Day, which is celebrated across the country – and the world – each October. Many communities and schools have been holding spring walk and bicycle to school events for years. National Bike to School Day provides an opportunity for schools across the country to join together to celebrate and to build off of the energy of National Bike Month.
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Nevada Moves Day (Week)

Nevada Moves Day is a statewide event that promotes the benefits of safe walking and biking to school and encourages students and families to use foot power. The Nevada Department of Transportation collaborates with CCSD’s School-Community Partnership Program through its Safe Routes to School program to sponsor and celebrate this event each year.

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Bike Repair Clinic

The bike repair clinic is a free mobile repair workshop designed to get your student's bicycles ready to roll. Safe Routes to School will coordinate a "Do It Yourself" clinic to teach everyone some basic bike repairs.
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Bike Rodeo

Trained school staff will organize a bike rodeo teaching students safety skills and skills to improve their cycling abilities.
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Bike Blender

When a school advances to the Bronze level on the Achievement Level Program, they get to check the bike blender out for one week and make nutritious, delicious smoothies for students and staff. Implement this into any rewards program or just for fun!
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Thank You for Driving Safely!

Receive thank You for Driving Safely in the School Zone fliers for your families to encourage safe driving practices.
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No U-turn Campaign

Receive a "No U Turn in a School Zone" banner in English and Spanish for your school
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Safety Assemblies

Schedule a safety assembly and teach your students basic rules about bike and pedestrian safety. The presentations are created for elementary school students and for middle school students tailored for their age group.
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Half Day Workshops

School teams learn about SRTS programs and strategies and draft an action plan. School teams typically consist of an administrator, a teacher (or two), a parent (or two), and sometimes a student. The SRTS staff works to pair at least one community partner with your school team. These workshops are held two to three times per year, and we will pay for licensed teachers’ substitutes. Past partners have included staff from the following organizations: law enforcement, Southern Nevada Health District, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, UNLV staff, City/County traffic engineers and/or planners, and community advocates.

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Program Overview for Parents

This workshop works best for a school that wants to start or

jump start SRTS program(s.) The presentation includes a brief overview of the SRTS program, any SRTS school-specific

data on file.


Parents help identify the top two or three pedestrian and bicycle-related problems facing the school, brainstorm educational and encouragement ideas, and provide a unique perspective on issues that parents and students face.

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Customized Workshops

An SRTS Action Plan is a written document that identifies the barriers to safe walking and bicycling to and from school, outlines a school community’s intentions of making travel to and from school more sustainable and safe, and prioritizes two or three strategies to work on in the immediate future.


Action plans are completed through a team-based

process and guides the school’s efforts to put a successful

SRTS program in action.

Achievement Level Program (ALP)

The SRTS Achievement Level Program recognizes individual school efforts to improve and promote safe walking and bicycling. The program is a roadmap and an assessment tool. Schools can plot out steps to move their school forward and can annually assess what they’ve achieved. Incentives are earned with each advancement.

Helmet Request Form
Need helmets for students? Please request helmets here!
No U Turn Banner Request
Request a No U-Turn Banner in English and Spanish!
"Thank You for Driving Safely in a School Zone"
SRTS staff will come to your school and distribute "Thank you for Driving Safely in a School Zone" cards with current school zone laws. We will also collaborate with CCSD Police to come out to encourage and enforce safe driving practices.
Click here to schedule a safety assembly!
We recommend having a safety assembly to kick off the implementation of Safe Routes to School Programs.
Click here to schedule the SRTS Bike Trailer
At least one staff member must have completed the "Train the Trainer" workshop to request the trailer.
Click here for a Bike Repair Workshop!
It's recommended that this event take place prior to a bike rodeo.
Request a Parent Meeting
If you would like SRTS to attend an SOT or parent meeting, please let us know!

Research shows that walking and bicycling is a child’s preferred method of getting to school. Children (and parents) who walk and/or bicycle have a richer social connection to their neighborhoods. There is so much to see, smell, touch, think, and talk about.

Benefits to Schools and Students

A successful SRTS program benefits students and schools in several ways, including:


• In light of limited recess and/or PE time during the school day, walking and bicycling can fill the

physical activity gap.


• Studies show that students who get regular physical activity have improved health,

concentration and moods; stronger self image and more self confidence.


• More walking and bicycling equals less traffic congestion and air pollution around your school.

Research has shown that 25% of morning traffic consists of parents driving students to school.

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Email: srts@nv.ccsd.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/nv.ccsd.net/saferoutestoschool/home
Location: 5100 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV., USA
Phone: 702-799-6560
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccsdsaferoutestoschool/
Twitter: @CCSD_SRTS