Bicycle Board Members,
In last week's Safe Routes To School webinar, Brian Fellows from the Arizona DOT, presented "Can A School's Location Make A Kid Fat?". Here's his 19-slide show: http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/sites/default/files/pdf/FELLOWS_2012SRT...
AZDOT developed an Active School Neighborhood Checklist to gauge a school's physical activity potential. The checklist gathers data in the following dimensions: Supportive Programs and Policies Walking/Bicycling Zone School and Property Street Profile Pedestrian and Bike Facilities and Safety Remedial Pedestrian and Bike Facilities Connectivity and Convenience and then gives a score.
DO YOU THINK THIS COULD HELP US MAKE ANY HEADWAY ON OUR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INITIATIVE?
Just for fun, I completed the checklist for Suncrest Middle School. See attached PDF.
Here's a PDF that explains every detail of the checklist process (just skim this): https://activeschoolchecklist.com/Content/Documents/ASNC_Assessment.pdf
Frank