Five E's of SRTS
To achieve its goals, Pennsylvania’s Safe Routes to School Academy focuses on these five strategies:
Education
Teaching children, adults, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists about traffic laws and safe and courteous behavior on the road, as well as the health, environmental and safety benefits of walking and bicycling.
Encouragement
Planning special events to celebrate active travel, beautifying walking/cycling routes, and sponsoring classroom activities and contests to make walking and bicycling more appealing to students and their families.
Enforcement
Partnering with local law enforcement to ensure safety in the vicinity of schools and initiating community enforcement such as crossing guard programs or student safety patrols.
Evaluation
Monitoring and documenting outcomes and trends through the collection of data before and after program initiatives.
Engineering
Constructing sidewalks and bike lanes, installing traffic signals, and other aspects of building a better environment for walking and bicycling. PennDOT has developed a grant program to support the infrastructure/engineering of Safe Routes to School.
