Walking School Bus

FUN, SAFE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL!

A Walking School Bus (WSB) is a safe and fun way for children to get physical activity as they travel to and from school. It can be as informal as two families taking turns walking their children to school or as structured as a designated route with meeting points, a timetable, and a regularly rotating schedule of trained volunteers.

Have Fun - Walking School Buses have many benefits.

• It increases supervision, safety, and fun for students who already walk.
• It permits additional students to walk, introducing them to an important and easy habit.
• It reduces auto traffic, particularly near schools during drop-off and pick-up times.
• It creates a sense of community by getting neighbors to take turns as bus drivers.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Meeting Location: The group meets at a designated Meeting Location and follows the planned route.
• Hop on, Hop Off: Live along the route? Students can join at any point along the route.
• Park and Walk: Drop off or pick up your student at Meeting Location
• Live too far from school?  You can drop off your student at your school’s meeting location – Park and Walk.

To request information about the Walking School Bus program, contact SMART.

START SIMPLE

Remember the program can always grow; it often makes sense to start with a small bus and see how it works.

• Choose a group of parents and children in your neighborhood who are interested.
• Invite families who live nearby to walk.
• Pick a route and take a test walk.
• Decide how often the group will walk together.

CURRENT WALKING SCHOOL BUS ROUTE(S)

Register your student for the Walking School Bus HERE

DON’T SEE AN ACTIVE WALKING SCHOOL BUS FOR YOUR SCHOOL?

Check out our walking maps for recommended walking routes below and start your own Walking School Bus group today.