Celebrate Bike and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, May 7! Join children and adults around the nation to celebrate the joy of bicycling. Celebrated worldwide since 1997, the goal of the event is to encourage children and teens to be more active on their school commute. Join us by registering your school for Bike [...]

While remote drop-offs are a program component that can be used year-round, they can be especially effective in encouraging students to walk, bike, or roll to school in the winter months! Michigan’s snowy and cold winter months often reduce active transportation to and from school. As a result, arrival and dismissal traffic can increase. This creates potentially unsafe situations for students who

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Award. The award recognizes communities across the country that are making streets safer where youth walk and bike. The goal of the award is to highlight noteworthy safety practices and in turn, inspire other communities to take action.  Now in its eighth

Congratulations to all who helped to make Walk and Roll to School Day (WR2SD) a huge success. Whether you celebrated on October 9 or another day, we are grateful for your participation in highlighting the importance of safe, active travel. The event is important because it offers a chance for the community to take notice

Congratulations to all who helped to make Bike and Roll to School Day (BR2SD) a huge success. Whether you celebrated on May 8 or another day, we are grateful for your participation in highlighting the importance of safe, active travel. The event is important because it offers a chance for the community to take notice

Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator Erin Paskus comes to us with a strong background in food systems nonprofits, most recently as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Outreach Coordinator with the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Driven by their passion to build collaborative relationships that encourage community participation, Erin employs proactive community engagement methods to ensure

Celebrate Bike and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, May 8! Join children and adults around the nation to celebrate the joy of bicycling. Celebrated worldwide since 1997, the goal of the event is to encourage children and teens to be more active on their school commute. Join us by registering your school for Bike and Roll to

As we spring ahead into the year, let's pause for a moment to reflect on our past accomplishments. Through our collective talents, strengths, and collaboration, Safe Routes to School programming and projects in Michigan are making a difference by making it safer and easier for students to walk, bike, and roll to school. Thank you!  

Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) is a philanthropic foundation whose mission is "to improve the health and wellness of Michigan residents, with special emphasis on the health and wellness of children and seniors, while reducing the cost of healthcare." The Health Fund's 2024 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative is now open for projects that

This year’s Transportation Bonanza brought together professionals in transportation, planning, and public health to learn about Safe Routes to School and active transportation. Held in person for the first time since 2020, the full-day conference gave us all the opportunity to gather, collaborate, connect, and reconnect with one another on a deeper level. Our team