Safe Routes to School

The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program promotes safe, active transportation through education, encouragement, engineering, and more. It is a comprehensive approach to encourage neighborhood safety and accessibility for everyone, especially children walking and biking to school. Your feedback allows the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health program (Be Active Safe Routes) to adjust projects and programs to best meet the needs of individual schools and the community at large.

Lawrence SRTS Plan Amendment 2(PDF, 41MB)	Eudora SRTS Plan(PDF, 4MB)	Baldwin City SRTS Plan(PDF, 8MB)
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Lawrence Safe Route Maps(PDF, 12MB)	Eudora SRTS Maps(PDF, 887KB)	Baldwin City SRTS Maps(PDF, 767KB)

The Safe Routes to School Plans for Lawrence, Eudora, and Baldwin City were approved by the MPO Policy Board on November 19, 2020. Amendment 2 for the Lawrence Safe Routes to School Plan was approved by the MPO Policy Board on June 15, 2023.

Introduction

In Lawrence and Douglas County, the Safe Routes to School program is called Be Active Safe Routes. It is a comprehensive approach to make neighborhoods safe and accessible for EVERYONE.

In addition to improving safety, Be Active Safe Routes benefits communities by reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, increasing the opportunity to be physically active and building community cohesion.

Learn about the program or find school route maps: Ldchealth.org 266/Be Active Safe Routes

History

The Lawrence SRTS initiative began in 2014 as a collaborative effort between the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, Lawrence Public Schools, the City of Lawrence, and the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). This partnership provided the framework for developing a holistic SRTS program, which focuses on encouragement, education, enforcement, evaluation, and engineering solutions to improve walking & bicycling to school.