Safe Routes to School
State-legislated Safe Routes To School (SR2S) Program
California was the first state in the country to legislate a Safe Routes to School program with the enactment of AB 1475 in 1999. Eight years later, in 2007, AB 57 extended the program indefinitely with funding provided from the State Highway Account. On September 7, 2011, AB 516 amended the Safe Routes to School program by revising the rating factors in scoring project applications. For additional information, please refer to the Official California Legislative Information website located at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
Section 2333.5 of the Streets and Highways Code calls for the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), to make grants available to local governmental agencies under the program based upon the results of a statewide competition. To date, there have been nine program cycles released under the SR2S program.
On December 21, 2011, Caltrans announced the "Call for Projects" for the Cycle 10 SR2S program. The amount of funding targeted for Cycle 10 is $45 million which would be funded from the 2011/12 State Budget Act and projected funding from the 2012/13 State Budget.
- Cycle 10 SR2S Program Guidelines and Application Form Apply Now
- SR2S Cycle 9 Project Delivery Status [xls]
- Approved Project Lists – Cycles 1 through 9
- Project Implementation Instructions
- Program Research and Evaluations
- Environmental Justice Desk Guide [pdf]
- More Information and Useful Links
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Continue to check this site periodically for any program updates.
This page last updated on December 21, 2011. If you have questions or are experiencing problems downloading, you can get help by sending an email to dawn.foster@dot.ca.gov