Safe Routes to School

State-legislated Safe Routes To School (SR2S) Program

 (posted July 31, 2009)

California was the first state in the country to legislate a Safe Routes to School program with the enactment of AB 1475 in 1999. In 2001 SB 10 extended the program until 2004. In 2004 SB 1087 extended the program until 2007. And in 2007, AB 57 extended the program through December 21, 2012.

To date, the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released eight project lists over the course of eight cycles. 

• Approved Project Lists
• Implementation Instructions

• Cycle 8
  • Guidelines
  • Application
  • Detailed Estimate

• 2003 SR2S Report to the Legislature
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2