Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign

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Working to increase access to safe and reliable exercise opportunities throughout the stateGraphic courtesy of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.

1969: Almost half of students walked or biked to school

2009: 13% of students walked or biked to school

Where has that burden shifted? To parents.

Morning congestion is increased 10-14% by parents driving kids to school.

25% of Idaho’s kids live in single-parent homes, increasing the burden on parents.

Kids struggle to cross a street in Idaho Falls. Click image to enlarge.

From 2011-2015, 831 children involved in bicycle and pedestrian crashes.

10 children were killed

Crosswalk flag station in Montpelier paid for by the Danny Blackwood Memorial Fund. Click image to enlarge.

ITD data from 2007-2016

These health trends must be reversed—or we risk this generation of kids being less healthy and having shorter lives than their parents.

Click image to enlarge.

Idaho Walk Bike Alliance and the American Heart Association are partnered with stakeholders across the state to create dedicated funding for the Idaho Safe Routes to School program. This national program has provided critical help for infrastructure and educational programs that encourage walking and biking to school.

Graphic courtesy of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. Click image to enlarge.

The Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign is a statewide effort to make Idaho safer for kids to walk and bike to school and to create healthy habits that will have a generational impact.

With dedicated state funding we can:

Make it easier for rural and low-income communities to benefit
Make it easier to plan by providing reliable resources

How can you help?

Here are five ways you can support our Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign:

Sign up here to support the campaign and get updates.
Donate to our organization to keep this important campaign going. (P.S. Monthly gifts provide the type of stable funds that are critical for the day-to-day work we do to make roads safer for all users.)
Be a Grassroots Advocate.
Share your stories and photos so we know what’s happening in your neighborhood.
Stay up to date on the latest by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign Coalition Members

AAA Idaho
AARP Idaho
American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
Idaho Association of School Administrators
Idaho Business for Education
Idaho Chiefs of Police Association
Idaho Smart Growth
Idaho State Police
Idaho Walk Bike Alliance
Pacific Source Health Plans
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Treasure Valley YMCA

Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign

Become a Member

Working to increase access to safe and reliable exercise opportunities throughout the stateGraphic courtesy of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.

1969: Almost half of students walked or biked to school

2009: 13% of students walked or biked to school

Where has that burden shifted? To parents.

Morning congestion is increased 10-14% by parents driving kids to school.

25% of Idaho’s kids live in single-parent homes, increasing the burden on parents.

From 2011-2015, 831 children involved in bicycle and pedestrian crashes.

10 children were killed

These health trends must be reversed—or we risk this generation of kids being less healthy and having shorter lives than their parents.

The Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign is a statewide effort to make Idaho safer for kids to walk and bike to school and to create healthy habits that will have a generational impact.

With dedicated state funding we can:

Make it easier for rural and low-income communities to benefit

Make it easier to plan by providing reliable resources

How can you help?

Here are five ways you can support our Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign:

Sign up here to support the campaign and get updates.

Donate to our organization to keep this important campaign going. (P.S. Monthly gifts provide the type of stable funds that are critical for the day-to-day work we do to make roads safer for all users.)

Be a Grassroots Advocate.

Share your stories and photos so we know what’s happening in your neighborhood.

Stay up to date on the latest by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Safe Routes to School – Healthy Kids Campaign Coalition Members

AAA Idaho

AARP Idaho

American Heart Association / American Stroke Association

Idaho Association of School Administrators

Idaho Business for Education

Idaho Chiefs of Police Association

Idaho Smart Growth

Idaho State Police

Idaho Walk Bike Alliance

Pacific Source Health Plans

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center

Treasure Valley YMCA