Safe Routes to School

The City of Austin’s Safe Routes to School Program educates students on pedestrian and bicycle safety and provides crossing guards at crucial intersections. Our mission is to reduce barriers that prevent students from actively traveling to school. We do this by providing crossing guards at warranted locations, educating students on pedestrian and bicycle safety, and engaging with the community to increase the number of students who choose human power to get to school.

Our vision is to engage with the community to create a safe, more equitable, and healthier environment that fosters human powered transportation as the first choice for Austin students!

Keys to Success

Engagement: We aim to increase the amount of students who walk and bike to school by working with a broad spectrum of community leaders to break down barriers that prevent students from choosing active and healthy transportation options to get to and from school.

Education: We provide onsite pedestrian, bike, bus and train safety classes to parents and students to make getting around Austin safer for our community.

Crossing Guards: Our School Crossing Guard Program provides adult crossing guards at intersections near schools to assist pedestrian and bicyclists, primarily elementary students, crossing busy streets on their way to and from school.