Safe Routes to School programming focus on helping kids and their families walk, bike and roll to and from school. The City in collaboration with partners such as the Wisconsin Bike Fed and the Madison Metropolitan School District, focus on education, encouragement, engagement and infrastructure improvements, to increase safety & accessibility, encourage physical activity and make walking, biking and rolling to school fun. These efforts are coordinated by the School Traffic Safety Team.
Learn more about the National Safe Routes to School Program at the National Center for Safe Routes to School.
- School Traffic Safety Team – The School Traffic Safety Team brings together staff from the City, Madison Metropolitan School District, the Wisconsin Bike Fed and First Student Bus Company to improve the safety of children going to and from school.
- Events – Each year the City and schools hold events to encourage families to walk and bike to school.
- Walk & Bike Education – City staff support education throughout the school year and during the summer to help youth build the necessary skills to walk and bike confidently.
- Safe Routes to School Plan – Find out more about the work beginning in 2024 to develop an updated Plan that will guide Madison forward in
- Crossing Guard Program – Madison’s School Crossing Guard Program is integral in supporting active transportation to and from our elementary schools. The primary role of a Crossing Guard is to guide children safely across the street but they also remind drivers that they are in a school zone and are valuable members of the city and school community.
