Safe Routes to School Plan

Existing Programs Shakopee Public Schools and the City of Shakopee have been actively working towards providing safe and inviting spaces around school campuses for stu dents. This foundation of encouraging student travel safety provides a valuable baseline for expanding pro grams to encourage more students to walk and bike.

EQUITY HIGHLIGHT

EQUITY IN PROGRAMMING When planning and implementing SRTS programs, it is important to design events and activities that are inclusive of stu dents of all ethnicities, genders, back grounds, and abilities. Language and cul tural barriers, physical abilities, personal safety concerns, and infrastructure bar riers can all create potential obstacles to participation. Creative outreach, low-cost solutions, and flexible implementation can help overcome obstacles and enable more students and families to participate.

Programs already active or implemented in the past as Shakopee school campuses include:

• Walk/Bike to School Days • Mountain Biking Club • Crossing Guards • Park & Walk • School and District-Wide Communications

For more information about equity in SRTS planning, see Appendix J.

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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHAKOPEE, MN