SR2S Resources

Humboldt County Contacts

Humboldt Partnership for Active Living (HumPAL)
904 G. Street
Eureka, CA
(707) 269-2055
www.humpal.org

Humboldt County Office of Education
901 Myrtle Ave.
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 445-7143
http://www.humboldt.k12.ca.us/schdist/index.php

Eureka City Schools
3200 Walford Ave.
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 441-2400
http://www.eurekacityschools.org/

Public works departments in Humboldt County
Contact List (Word)

CALTRANS District 1
 Applying for SR2S

Humboldt County Department of Public Health
Community Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
Community Wellness Center
908 7th Street Eureka, CA 95501
707-268-2132

Transit in Humboldt County
www.hta.org

Promotional Materials for Safe Routes Activities
Check out the National Center for Safe Routes to School Resources page for a comprehensive promotional toolkit!

Courtesy of the Alameda County Safe Routes to School Program, printable Walking and Biking stickers! PDFs designed to fit on standard mailing labels.
I Bused to School Today Stickers
I Bused to School Today Stickers Spanish
I Carpooled to School Today Stickers
I Carpooled to School Today Spanish
I Rolled to School Today
I Rolled to School Today_Spanish
Reminder Stickers for Walk to School Day
Reminder Stickers for Walk to School Day Spanish

Donation Letter Template
Need donations for your Safe Routes to School Program? Adapt this donation letter to your needs!
Sample Donation Letter

Equity and Ecology

Calculate your carbon footprint:

• http://www.carbonfootprint.com - Calculate your footprints from car, bus, rail, etc.
• http://www.terrapass.com/
• http://www.pge.com/carbonfootprint/ - Calculate by your monthly kWh, therms, & annual driving.
• http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/ - Estimate how many tons of greenhouse gases your choices create each year.

Mapping Exercises
City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Division mapping exercises.

Evaluation

Walkability Audit Toolkit
Walk Audit Guidelines
Walk Audit Request Form
Walk Audit Checklist
Walk Audit Invitation and Description
Walk Audit Flyer

Education and Encouragement

Surveys

Humboldt Partnership for Active Living (HumPAL)

• Parent Survey (English)
• Parent Survey (Spanish)

City of Arcata Survey Resources (adapted from Alameda County SR2S)

• Parent Survey
• Student Survey Instructions
• Student Survey
• Survey Instructions for Principals

National Center for Safe Routes to School Survey

Where's the "Safe" in "Safe Routes"?

• Check out the Transportation and Land Use Coalition's Safety Presentation   Safety Presentation Outline (Word) and Safety Presentation (Word)
• Watch Out! Kids About! (PDF) handout
• The Alameda County Safe Routes to School safety brochure titled "Children in Traffic: A Parent's Traffic Safety Guide" (PDF)
• Virginia Department Of Transportation (VDOT) Liability Power Point (PDF) 
• The Adult Crossing Guard Guidelines
• PEDS, a KidsWalk program from Atlanta
• Correctly fit your child's bicycle helmet
• Bike Rodeos Contact the Arcata Public Works Department at (707) 822-5957 for more information.

Curriculum

• The Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC). Contact TALC directly for these materials at either (510) 740-3150 or SR2S@transcoalition.org.
  "Standard Stroll: Making the Link between State Standards and School Travel." This 37-page guide offers lesson plans, templates and worksheets, and correlates to California Content Standards.
  "Out of the Box: Pedestrian Safety Teacher's Toolkit" is for classroom or PE teachers for grades K through 3. The toolkit includes indoor and outdoor activities and lesson plans, as well as information that can be given to parents to continue safety training and education.

• Safe Routes in Marin County provides grades K through 12 lesson plans.
• The State of Maryland teacher's resource guide  on "Healthy Community ... Healthy You."
• The Center for Disease Control (CDC): KidsWalk-to-School program
• The National Center for Safe Routes to Schools: information regarding education, including strategies on how to reach children, parents, drivers, and neighbors, as well as tips on how children and adults learn best.
• Walk Boston curriculum and SR2S toolkit  website,
• Portland Safe Routes to School Program Curriculum from the City of Portland,

Walk to School Day events
International Walk to School Day

Walking School Buses or Bicycle Trains

Transportation Land Use Coalition has a great Walking School Bus Toolkit.

• What Exactly is A Walking School Bus? (PDF)
• Walking School Bus Training Agenda (Word)
• Walking School Bus Sign-up Form (Word)
• Walking School Bus Scenarios (Word)
• Walking School Bus Roster and Issues for Leaders (Word)
• Tips for Parents (PDF)
• Tips for Kids (PDF)

 National Safe Routes Institute  Walking School Bus and Bicycle Train toolkit.

"Active and Safe Routes to Schools,"  Green Communities program in Canada Walking School Bus Toolkit.

Riding the bus helps create safe routes too!:
Kids, the School Bus, and You
Back to School Safely

Contests:  Safe Routes in Marin County

Enforcement

An increase in the visibility of law enforcement during pick-up and drop-off times has been shown to decrease traffic safety violations around schools and increase the care drivers take. If law enforcement resources are limited, utilize these partnerships during events such as Walk to School Days. 

Combining law enforcement with encouragement activities is also effective.

•  Watch Out! Kids About! flier (PDF)
• McGruff the Crime Dog  several lesson plans and worksheets.
• California Bicycle Laws and Safety
• California Vehicle Code
  

High School teen driver safety programs.

Engineering

A few examples of local plans include:

• Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) Regional Transportation Plan
• HCAOG Pedestrian Plan
• HCAOG Bicycle Transportation Plan
• Humboldt County General Plan Circulation Element (currently being updated)
• The Arcata Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan
• Humboldt State University's Bicycle Planning Advisory Document (2007)

Tools for creating a School Travel Plan (Materials produced by the Tranposrtation and Land Use Coalition and are PDFs.)

• Complete step-by-step guide
• An example travel plan
• A travel plan template
  

The National Center for Safe Routes to School Engineering strategies

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  "Safe Streets" toolkit

Administrators, Teachers, and School Staff

• Carpooling Site
• HTA pre-tax commuter check program
• School Siting

High School Resources

Physical Education
Using the California Content Standards, cycling can be the easily incorporated into the high school physical education curriculum in the following areas of the Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools:

• High School Course 3B Aerobic Activities
• High School Course 3C Individual and Dual Activities
• High School Course 4B Advanced Aerobic Activities
• High School Course 4C Advanced Individual and Dual Activities

Health and Drivers Education

• The Mobility Education Foundation.
• Teen Safe Driver materials from the National Highway Safety Administration.

Science, Civics, Economics

• Cool Schools

Bike Clubs, Racing Teams, and Bike Kitchens

• NorCal High School League's website.
• "Bike Kitchens"  Bike Works in Seattle, Washington.
• Media: Films, Websites, and Podcasts: Crooked Cog Podcast.

Academic Research Supporting Safe Routes

• McDonald, Noreen C. Children’s Tavel Patterns and Influences  Dissertation
• Making Cycling Irresistible:  Lessons from the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany” John Pucher and Ralph Buehler Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Transport Reviews, Vol. 28, 2008
• Thunderhead Alliance Benchmark report
  

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