Safe Routes To School Partnership Releases Guide for Low Income Communities

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership has released a publication titled Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-Income Schols and Communities: A Resource Guide for Volunteers and Professionals.  The guide offers advice on handling the specific needs of low-income communities while outlining the following:

• Children from low-income neighborhoods are at higher risk of pedestrian injuries and fatilities
• Children from neighborhoods with little access to pedestrain and bike facilities are at much greater risk of becoming obese and overweight
• Residents in low-income urban areas often report significant barriers to biking and walking
• Children in rural areas often face long distances between work and home and have little access to sidewalks

The SRTSNP says:

While there are many resources that document how to implement a Safe Routes to School program, few of them address the challenges and circumstances unique to low-income communities. To fill that gap, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership has created a new resource guide.

For more information or to download the guide you can click here.