Engineering
Build a better sidewalk. Improve signage. Restripe the crosswalk. When you walk or drive around the surrounding area of a school, how often do you really notice the engineering that goes into creating a safe walking and biking environment for our children?
Engineering is one of the complementary strategies that Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs use to enable more children to walk and bicycle to school safely. Communities tailor a combination of engineering, education, encouragement and enforcement strategies to address the specific needs of their schools.
Engineering approaches can improve children’s safety to enable more bicycling and walking. Engineering is a broad concept used to describe the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices or physical measures, including low-cost as well as high-cost capital measures.
For more information on enforcement strategies, please visit the Engineering Section of the National SRTS website.