Grant Notifications – March 2025
A huge thank-you to everyone who submitted grant applications and innovative projects to help expand and strengthen Safe Routes to School across Minnesota! The MnDOT team is currently reviewing applications, and notifications will be sent out in March. We appreciate your dedication to making active transportation safer and more accessible for students statewide.
Winter Walk Day to School Day Highlights!
Governor Tim Walz proclaimed Wednesday, Feb.5, 2025 as Winter Walk to School Day! Sixty schools from across the state participated in this year’s event.
Duluth News - “This is so important for our city,” said Terese Tomanek, president of the Duluth city council. “It is important for sustainability, it is important for exercise, and it’s really important that the people in our city keep their sidewalks clear.
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it is important for exercise, and it’s really important that the people in our city keep their sidewalks clear. It’s called ‘Minnesota snow nice,’ so that students could walk without having to walk in the street. Really important for the safety of our students.” – Fox 21 Online
Rochester News - “Keep an eye out for them in the snowy seasons,” Deidre Conroy SRTS Coordinator with Rochester Public Schools. “Be the one that slows down to help them cross the street.” – KAAL TV
Minneapolis Public Schools held a discussion between MPS’ GreenCorps member Annie Meyer and Bria Fast, a transportation planner with Minneapolis Public Works and the city’s SRTS Manager, on SRTS efforts, traffic calming measures, community engagement, and more. Learn what Minneapolis is doing to make our streets safer for all students to joyfully walk, bike, and roll to school here is the link for follow-up resources.
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Golden Snow Boot Award
Congratulations to the Pratt Elementary School, Minneapolis Public Schools for being selected as the winner of the Golden Snow Boost Award photo contest! This photo captures the joyous energy of children participating in this year’s Winter Walk to School Day event. Kudos for encouraging students to dress warmly, get outside, walk together along a snowy path with smiles and enthusiasm.
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Share Your SRTS Story
The MnDOT SRTS team wants to highlight the incredible work you’re doing in your community! Your experience – both successes and lessons learned – are valuable in shaping the future of Safe Routes to School. We can’t wait to hear your voice and share your impact.
Click here to express your interest, and our team will follow up.
SRTS Office Hours:
Have questions about the SRTS program? Looking to brainstorm ideas, get feedback, discuss challenges and solutions, or share success stories? These office hours are designed just for you to engage directly with our SRTS team.
Weekly on Weekly on Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m.
Upcoming events:
May 8, 2024 – Bike and Roll to School Day
MN SRTS Network Call – first Thursday of the month from 10-11 a.m.
2025 MnSRTS Network Call Topic Schedule
- March 6 – Rural SRTS wins and lessons learned
- April 3 – Guidance on how to engage and garner support from SRTS with elected officials
- May 1 – Inclusion of SRTS with High School students
- June 5 – MnDOT Bike+ plan engagement activity
- July TBD – MnSRTS meetup
- 7 – Back to School with SRTS and AT Safety Training Program
- 4 – Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach in SRTS programming
- 2 – Grants! Grants! Grants!
- 6 – Developing and sustaining school partnership / sustaining SRTS strategies and programs
- 4 – Engineering and SRTS
Share and learn with whose working on SRTS from across Minnesota. Please email saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us to join the Minnesota Safe Routes to School Network and received log in information.
View past recordings and slides
More about MnSRTS
Visit: Safe Routes to Schools
Visit: Safe Routes
Contact Us: saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us
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