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Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal program to improve the well-being of children by improving walking and bicycling conditions on the route to school and enabling and encouraging children to walk and bike these routes.
Milwaukee can be a great city for walking and bicycling due to its grid street system, compact neighborhoods, and sidewalk network. Many families live close to a neighborhood elementary school, and Milwaukee Public Schools provides school bus transportation to a wide variety of specialty schools across the City.
The City of Milwaukee is embarking on a new SRTS initiative, made possible by a federal grant and additional City funding for safety improvements near schools. The City’s initiative includes two approaches:
The following projects are a small selection of the types of projects that the City of Milwaukee has done to improve traffic safety near schools:
If you would like to request bicycle and pedestrian education at your school, you can contact Jake Newborn (jake.newborn@wisconsinbikefed.org) at the Wisconsin Bike Fed. The Bike Fed has worked with Milwaukee Public Schools to offer bicycle and pedestrian safety education and encouragement programs in Milwaukee-area schools since 2004.