Safe Routes to School  (SRTS)

    is not really a 'group', but a national program                                     

promoting safe walking, cycling or wheeling

to school, teaching healthier, self-reliant lifestyles. 

 Rochester City School District was one of first districts to implement SRTS, with excellent, safe results    (see 2009 Rpt, pdf)

 SRTS MAY COME SOON TO SYRACUSE !      

More about SRTS =

New York State Bicycling Coalition: SRTS

New York State Dept. of Transportation: SRTS

National Center for Safe Routes to School

 'Walking School Bus' to Hughes Magnet,

     in Syracuse SRTS pilot program                   

         Syracuse Post-Standard, Oct. 4, 2007      

 More about 'Walking School Bus'

       - Safe Routes Info Guide

         - Walking School Bus                                       

A BIG Safe Routes Challenge for Syracuse:

       Home to school distance is HIGH, as many choose to bus their kids to another part of the city.

                  See maps for Hughes Magnet School, Outer Comstock Neighborhood

                                    Residential Locations of Children Attending Hughes Elementary School in Syracuse, NY, 2006-2007 Academic Year  ^[1]

        There are reasons for this, which may include perceptions that our city streets are tough,

           & parents simply don't want their kids walking there.

          CNY Pathways challenges Syracuse residents to reclaim your streets!