Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) administers the Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Program, which works to relieve traffic congestion around schools by promoting alternatives to commuting to school, such as walking, biking, taking the bus and carpooling.

In addition, the program helps improve safety, promote a healthy lifestyle for youth and enhance the sense of community in neighborhoods.

It does this through classroom education, special events, infrastructure improvements, a crossing guard program, and other strategies.

The SR2S program has been in operation since 2000 and involves almost 60 schools and more than 26,500 students.

Graphic Art Talent at White Hill Middle School

If you’ve wondered where Safe Routes comes up with the graphics for its posters, they come straight from the teens. For the past four years, the wonderful art teachers at White Hill Middle School, Emma Beauchamp and Doretta Ruzzier-Gaul, have incorporated Safe Routes’ graphic needs into their curriculum. They create images of walkers, bikers, or skaters that express the joy and freedom of getting to school through active travel. The students use photographs, tablets, and computer programs to create their inspiring images. Sixty-two students worked on the project this year and loved the Star Wars theme “May the Fourth be With You”. (National Bike to School day is on May 4th). 

Enjoy the talent!

Click graphic above to find Route Maps by School District.