Safe biking, walking, and rolling keeps students happy, healthy, and focused
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a nationwide program that encourages K-12 students to safely bike, walk and roll to school through engaging educational campaigns, programs, and activities. CPRC collaborates with schools across its seven-county region, which includes Durham, Chatham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake, to deliver its programming.
The program is currently funded by a two-year grant (FY24-25) from the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT's) Non-Infrastructure Transportation Alternatives Program.
The key goals of CPRC's SRTS grant program are:
Connect and coordinate with current and prospective partners to expand SRTS programming in schools across the Central Pines grant region.
Promote inclusivity to SRTS programs and materials by developing options for all schools based on community need to maximize the program impact.
- Execute SRTS programs to encourage safe biking, walking, and rolling practices in school settings to keep students happy, healthy, and focused.
This past year, the program hosted a wide range of activities, including bike rodeos, classroom walking exercises, and bicycle rack art projects. Staff also engaged with the community through event tabling and built connections with other SRTS programs in the region.
In Spring 2025, the program will prioritize outreach and programming in Chatham and Moore counties, targeting communities that have not yet benefited from SRTS grants in North Carolina.
For scheduling/more information, please contact Andres Otero, SRTS Program Coordinator: aotero@centralpinesnc.gov or (919) 558-2707.
Our work is centered on CPRC’s core principle of diversity, equity, and inclusion. At the programmatic level, we have integrated data from our ArcGIS map including all K-12 schools in the grant area and overlapping with layers of existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and three different equity indicators. This interactive map has enabled grant program staff to narrow down schools in low-income, low-vehicle ownership, and historically marginalized communities having at least some available infrastructure to focus on for their work. CPRC also uses these indicators for its Triangle Transportation Choices grant program to promote alternate modes of travel amongst adults who are 18+ in age.
More details to come
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Winter 2025 / en español (arriving January 2025)
The Central Pines Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Regional Working Group consists of SRTS practitioners and stakeholders across the Central Pines region (Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Wake counties). The purpose of the group is to share best practices, identify shared opportunities, and develop SRTS programming among one another in our region. The group meets virtually on a monthly basis. For more information, please contact Andres Otero at aotero@centralpinesnc.gov.
SRTS Regional Working Group Charter (revised 11/24)
See below for meeting summaries by month:
November 2024 summary
October 2024 summary
Shuchi Gupta, Project Manager
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Andres Otero, Project Coordinator
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