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KYA organizes the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Kentucky State Network which is connected to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership (SRTSNP). This partnership includes more than 400 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and professionals working together to advance the SRTS movement in the United States. The SRTS Program is a Federal program of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Program was created in 2005 by Section 1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Act (SAFETEA-LU). Funding is funneled through states and then awarded as grants to local schools and communities to advance SRTS program elements. |
The Kentucky network works with stakeholders from diverse fields to increase physical activity in schools, to make the best use of available federal SRTS funds, and to remove policy barriers to walking and bicycling to schools. SRTS can provide a variety of benefits to children and their communities including increasing physical activity, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and enhancing neighborhood safety.
Recent Work
Complete Streets: Venues for Wellness in Kentucky
Kentucky Youth Advocates released a issue brief, Complete Streets: Venues for Safety and Wellness in Kentucky, indicating the need for complete streets in Kentucky and highlighting the benefits this approach can bring to communities. Improved safety for all users and increased physical activity opportunities are just two of the benefits from complete streets. Many communities also experience reduced traffic congestion and improved air quality.
View the entire issue brief, Complete Streets: Venues for Safety and Wellness in Kentucky, here. View the complete streets fact sheet here.
Previous Kentucky Safe Routes to School Network Webinars
- Creating a Safe Routes to School Plan That Works for Your Community (pdf of webinar slides)
- Working Towards Complete Streets in Rural, Small Town and Urban Kentucky (pdf of webinar slides)
- What is the Kentucky Safe Routes to School Network? (pdf of webinar slides)
- Keeping Safe Routes to School Active During the Winter Months (pdf of webinar slides)
- Increasing Personal Safety through Safe Routes to School (pdf of webinar slides)
- The Importance of Complete Streets in Kentucky (pdf of webinar slides)
- Community-Centered Schools in Kentucky (pdf of webinar slides)
- Planning a Successful 2011 Walk to School Day (pdf of webinar slides)
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