Welcome to Iowa Safe Routes to School. We are glad to see your commitment to the health and well-being of Iowa’s children. The Iowa Safe Routes to School program is part of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Our goal is to work with schools and communities to improve the built environment so kids can more easily walk and roll to school. SRTS achieves these goals by educating volunteers and providing onsite resources as well.
The resources found on this site are a great way to improve the ability to walk and roll to school. The best part is that if a neighborhood or community is safe enough for a child to walk and roll about then it is safe for everyone. SRTS is not just for kids — it’s for the entire community.
Thank you for visiting Iowa Safe Routes to School.
Let’s Talk Walking School Buses
As the temperatures begin to warm up and as all the snow begins to melt, it is safe to say that spring is starting to, well, SPRING. And here at the...
Bike Education – Spencer YMCA
Over the last year, Iowa Safe Routes to School has been collaborating with Northwest Iowa Planning & Development Commission to improve biking...
Guest Blogger: Northeast Iowa Walking and Biking School Bus Update
New Hampton Walking School Bus- Fall 2019 Hi there! I am Ashley Christensen, and I’ve been involved with building Safe Routes efforts in six rural...
Iowa Safe Routes to School 2021 Conference
This probably won't come as a surprise to most reading this, but the 2021 Iowa Safe Routes to School Conference will be held online this year....
Register today for Walk & Roll to School Day!
Step right up! The 26th annual National Walk & Roll to School Day is Oct. 12, and registration is now open! Whether addressing the need to make...
Do you know kids that could benefit from this weekend’s bike safety training?
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is holding three bike safety clinics this upcoming weekend. On May 6, Le Mars will be holding a clinic from 5:30 to...
Bike Rodeos, Education and LCI
Iowa Safe Routes to School has had a busy 2022! We hosted our Annual Safe Routes to School Conference and just finished celebrating Winter Walk to...
2022 is off to a Great Start
Happy New Year! Iowa Safe Routes to School is pretty excited about the New Year. As we come into what is often the slower time of the month we have...
Get involved in Iowa Safe Routes to School in 2022
People often ask what Iowa Safe Routes to School does during the winter. The answer is we get ready for the next year of biking and walking events...
Six hours. A lifelong experience.
Kids learning hand signals at a bike rodeo It's that time of year in the Safe Routes to School programming where we spend a lot of time planning for...
Des Moines – EMBARC Bike Rodeo
Fall is fast approaching and Iowa Safe Routes to School may have hosted its last Bike Rodeo event of the year. Last night Iowa Safe Routes to School...
Marion – Family Ride
This weekend Iowa Safe Routes to School collaborated with the City of Marion to host our first family-specific ride. You may be wondering why a...
Wilton Bike Rodeo
Iowa Safe Routes to School just got back from collaborating on Bike Rodeo in Wilton with Wellmark Healthy Hometown and Wilton PTO. We were excited...