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7.d) SRTS Improving Health Safety Transp (2014)0 kr1A15 Safe Routes to School Improving Health, Safety and Transportation The need for Safe Routes to School 1. Fewer kids today walk and bike to school r� � 2. Unintended , consequences have resulted 3. SRTS programs can be part of the solution i. Fewer kids are biking and walking More parents are driving 1969 48% walked or biked 12% driven (U.S. DOT, 2009) 2009 13% walked or biked 44% driven Parents driving • LTi "0"' ' =_ '-- r _ ` t x f g V-"T� School travel by private vehicle accounts for 10-14% of morning rush hour traffic. (McDonald, Brown, Marchetti, Pedroso, 2011) What caused the shift? As School siting issues: A generation ago ■ Small (average oEWM4�P _� f 127 students) Located in community centers ■ 48% of kids .t walked or biked - to school r (EPA, 2003) School siting issues: Today _ ►. o, ■ Current average enrollment - 517 students ■ Mega -schools up to 2,800 students ■ Schools located on 10 to 30+ acres fringe land ■ Lowest -cost construction (National Center for Education Statistics, 2012) It's not just distance Students living within 1 mile or less who walk or bike to school: 1969: 89% 2009: 35% (USDOT, 2009) M Most common barriers t bicycling to school ■ Long distances ■ Traffic danger ■ Adverse weather ■ Fear of crime danger o walking and 62% 30% 19% 12% Note: Sum of percentages is more than 100% because respondents could identify more than one barrier. (CDC, 2005) Traffic danger y]si y' 111 s �y� t liv' �A "q � a fil ht 7Rw i1 s Adverse weather sift f Yr t i� a a N Fear of crime danger ■ Range of concerns is broad, often not unique to walking and bicycling to school ■ Both reality and perceptions need to be addressed ■ SRTS can be a part of a larger, community -wide response 2. What are the unintended consequences of less walking and bicycling? ■ For the environment ■ For individual health DIABETES AREYOU AT RISK? _ WHIYS GETTINGIT W`HAYff''s S RIKINC SO MANY WHATYGU CANDOTO FIGHT IT 1996 Summer Olympic Games banned single occupant cars in downtown Atlanta +� -- PW AV z � `VP �•` � • �� �t1. ��-1\4�1i�S.T' y�' f�+���� _ o Y • •. , ! Ili Poo{ y Results of the ban ■ Morning traffic - 41 23% ■ Peak ozone - + 28% ■ Asthma -related events for kids - 40 42% (Friedman, 2001) Air quality Measurably better around schools with more walkers and bicyclists (EPA, 2003) ��;� '�n4�.`�1;�'` •` � , , , � r �r roe � r4 . ��� .: w .. a :V►�ra '� _�'a y-.+.rr�c"` _ _ Physical inactivity ■ Many kids aren't getting the physical activity they need ■ Recommended at least 60 minutes daily (Trust for America's Health & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011) U.S. youth obesity Healthy lifestyle ■ habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese (CDC, 2013) MJP :T� Obese children have an increased risk of.... ■ Heart disease and stroke ■ Type 2 Diabetes ■ Low self esteem ■ Sleep apnea ■ Several types of cancer ■ Osteoarthritis (CDC, 2014) Good news! Communities are taking action on behalf of children through Safe Routes to School 3. Safe Routes to School programs are part of the solution... ... to increase physical activity ...to improve unsafe walking conditions ...to improve poor air quality by reducing vehicle emissions More benefits of SRTS programs ■ Reduce traffic congestion around schools ■ Cost savings for schools (reduce need for "hazard" busing) ■ Increase child's sense of freedom and responsibility ■ Teach fundamental safety skills ■ Strengthen family bonds ■ Benefit local economy ■ Provide more transportation options for everyone Elements of SRTS programs ■ Education ■ Encouragement ■ Enforcement ■ Engineering ■ Evaluation Education ■ Teaches safety skills ■ Creates safety awareness ■ Fosters life-long safety habits ■ Includes parents, neighbors and other drivers Encouragement ■ Increases popularity of walking and bicycling ■ Is an easy way to start S RTS programs ■ Emphasizes fun of walking and biking Enforcement ■ Increases awareness of pedestrians and bicyclists ■ Improves driver behavior ■ Helps children follow traffic rules ■ Decreases parent perceptions of danger uu rev+ rr�e�rw 4�� Engineering ■ Creates safer, more accessible settings for walking and bicycling ■ Can influence the way people behave 4 Parent Survey About Walking and Biking to school u alp waewC .Vker, Y" 6Ai ,saol rM..to.�earn yprr 9l� .ry ba c-+k.•�a -.al g ..-d E�+ry lc zh�ol Thewner .,al ieae d_vUt s - ao-m-rwks ;a mnldaae. 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