Safe Routes to School-San Francisco

The YBike Program is thrilled to be a part of the San Francisco Safe Routes to School Partnership, just getting going in 5 pilot elementary schools this school year.  Together with our partners at the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, we’ll be providing pedestrian and bicycle safety education to 2^nd and 4^th-grade classes at all 5 schools, and will be helping schools organize to make them more walk- and bike-friendly.   The pilot schools include Sunset, Longfellow, Carver, Sunnyside, and Bryant Elementary Schools.

We had our first major success of the year on Walk to School Day in October, 2009. ( For more on Walk to School Day, check out this great videos from the folks at Streetfilms: http://www.streetfilms.org/san-francisco-walk-to-school/#more-16951. )  Pedestrian safety education began in the spring of 2010, and we held our first Safe Routes to School bicycle safety rodeo at Sunset Elementary School on March 9, 2010.

We look forward to working with all Safe Routes to School partners in the coming years in a coordinated effort to make all schools in the San Francisco Unified School District more walk- and bike-friendly.   

For specific information about Safe Routes to School-San Francisco, visit the website.

For more information about the Safe Routes to School movement, visit our Resources: Safe Routes to School page.