Boston Safe Routes to School

• Track pedestrian and bike safety education within schools
• Evaluate school environments to increase active transportation
• Increase the number of schools participating in encouragement activities
• Connect Boston Public Schools families with the infrastructure safety projects happening in their area and educate families how to get involved
• Partner with Boston Police Department on improving and raising the profile of the school traffic supervisor program
• Connect City agencies, partners and others working on Safe Routes to School to share updates and ideas
• Create new partnerships with community based businesses and organizations throughout Boston

Massachusetts Safe Routes to School provides services to schools and communities across the Commonwealth. Everything we do focuses on the "6 E's":

• Education

• Encouragement

• Engagement

• Evaluation

• Engineering

• Equity

Massachusetts Safe Routes to School partners with our Boston program to provide additional resources and coordinate state-wide events. All Boston Public Schools are registered schools with Massachusetts Safe Routes to School.

For more information on how to participate, email our area coordinator Tian Hein at tina.hein@aecom.com.

On April 11, 2024, City Councilors Sharon Durkan and Enrique Pepen hosted a working session with the Streets Cabinet to launch an initiative to standardize the implementation of school zones. The presentation by the Streets Cabinet is provided below.

View April 2024 presentation

Boston Bikes 

We help students from grades 2 to 12 learn bicycle safety through lessons, practice, and having fun. Boston Public Schools (BPS) are invited to apply for our program in the fall and spring each year. We typically visit each school for two weeks. We can sometimes accommodate one-week sessions for smaller schools.

Roxbury Safe Routes to School Project

We are working together with residents and Ellis Elementary to develop a plan for improving street safety in the neighborhood. Ideas include:

• adding speed humps
• raised crosswalks, and
• curb extensions to create safer streets and crossings. 

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Residents can report non-emergency issues. These include issues like broken street signs or traffic signals, faded crosswalks, or other impediments to active travel.