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Bike to School Day is May 3!
Bike to School Day allows participants to celebrate the joy of active commuting while building a sense of community and school spirit. The event also brings attention to the importance of creating safe routes to school. MCDOT will be at Rock Creek Valley Elementary School this year to celebrate! We hope to see you biking to school.
VZYA 2023 Middle School Online Art Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
The Vision Zero Youth Ambassador program concluded the first Middle School Online Art Contest to raise awareness about pedestrian safety with Montgomery County Students in Grades 6-8. Students were encouraged to use their creative thinking and unique artwork to educate themselves and others about pedestrian safety. View the winning artwork.
3rd Annual Art Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Montgomery County Safe Routes to School Program concluded our annual Pedestrian Safety Art Contest to raise awareness about pedestrian safety with elementary school aged children. Students were encouraged to use their creative thinking and unique artwork to educate themselves and others about pedestrian safety. View the winning artwork. View photos of the winners.
SRTS In the News
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School students joined thousands of students across Montgomery County and around the world to participate in Bike & Roll to School Day today, Wednesday, May 3.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
BTSD Press release Montgomery County Maryland (montgomerycountymd.gov)
NBC4 visited Rock Creek Valley Elementary School students as they cruised to school on bikes Wednesday, May 3 learning about safety along the way.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
News 4 Video segment 5-3-23 Montgomery Co. Schools Highlight Safety on Bike to School Day
About Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a nationwide program that aims to significantly improve safety for students who walk and bike to school. The three main goals of the program are:
- To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bike to school.
- To make biking and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation choice, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age.
- To plan and build projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution.
Montgomery County’s Safe Routes to School program focuses on two main areas to enhance safety:
- Education: Promote safety, enforce traffic rules, and encourage students to participate in the program.
- Engineering: improve sidewalks, crosswalks, curb extensions and install traffic signs in the vicinity of schools.
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