News and events
Latest news
- January 11, 2023: Get outside and be safe: Winter Walk to School Day is Feb. 1
- December 28, 2022: Winter Walk to School Day is Feb. 1
- November 17, 2022: Walk to School Day photo contest winners
- October 27, 2022: Apply now! Funding opportunities for your SRTS work
- September 26, 2022: Get stepping – Walk to School Day is Oct 12. and SRTS grant solicitations are open!
- August 25, 2022: The first day of school is near! Six back to school tips to promote Safe Routes
- June 16, 2022:Wheel of a good time – Bike to School Day was May 4
- May. 18, 2022: Bike to School Day was a success in Minnesota!
- Apr. 8, 2022: Bike to School Day is May 4 and Grant Awards Announced
- Mar. 14, 2022: Metro SRTS Infrastructure Grants Available and Golden Snow Boot Award
- Feb. 1, 2022: Demonstration Project Technical Assistance Application Open
- Jan. 19, 2022: Crash in Rochester leads to changes for walkers, bikers
Upcoming events and deadlines
Walk and Bike to School Days are one-day special events to help make walking and biking more visible, fun, and rewarding for kids. These events can be used to make walking and biking to school a habit. MnSRTS created downloadable toolkits for each of the following events to help make it an easy success for your school
- Oct. 12, 2022: International Walk to School Day
- Feb. 1, 2023: Winter Walk to School Day
- May 3, 2023: Bike to School Day
Register your event and MnSRTS will send you free materials!
Network calls
The Minnesota Safe Routes to School network holds a call the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. Email juliej@movemn.org to be added to the list.