Educational Resources: Walking and Biking
The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School Program - Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education
The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School Program coordinates bicycle and pedestrian safety education.
As the number of students who use different types of transportation to commute (for example: walking, biking, carpooling, and transit) has risen over the years, the scope of the City's Safe Routes to School education offerings has grown. The 2018-2019 core education programs reached approximately 5,888 students, or roughly 49% of total PAUSD enrollment. Visit the Safe Routes to School Program Data page for more information on recent trends
- Review the 2024 Core Education Programs (PDF, 67KB)
- Middle School Bicycle Education: Sample of Curriculum
- Third Grade Bicycle Life Skills Curriculum: Bike Rodeo Orientation(PDF, 5MB)
- Three lessons help students learn important skills for sharing the road safely and avoid the most common car-bike crashes. The last lesson, the Bike Rodeo, gives students a hands-on chance to practice making safe choices and mastering the rules of the road they’ve learned in class. The curriculum supports PAUSD-approved student transportation safety, health and wellness policies.
General Safety Tips
- NEW! SRTS E-Bike Parent Flyer(PDF, 713KB) - Safe routes to school guide for parents considering electric bicycles.
- How to Park at a Rolled Curb(PDF, 1MB) - A guide for parking on rolled curbs.
- Safe Routes to School FAQs(PDF, 383KB) - Frequently asked questions about student school commute safety.
- Driver FAQs: Sharing the Road (Chinese) - How to share the road as a driver.
- Pedestrian FAQs: Sharing the Road - How to share the road as a pedestrian.
- Bicyclist FAQs: Sharing the Road - How to share the road as a bicyclist.
- General Safety Tips(PDF, 202KB) (Chinese | Español ) - General Safe Routes to School types for bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers.
- Helmet Safety (Chinese | Español) - Tips for choosing and fitting the right helmet.
- UPDATED! Top Ten Bike Safety Tips for Middle and High School(PDF, 10MB) (Chinese | Español) - Top ten bike safety tips for middle school and high school students.
- Sun Glare Safety Tips for Bicyclists & Drivers (Chinese) - Tips for travelling in sun glare.
- Safe Riding on Shared Paths (Chinese) - Tips for safe riding on shared paths, sidewalks, tunnels, & overpasses.
- How to Prevent Most Bike Thefts (Chinese | Español) - Tips for preventing most bike thefts.
- What To Do if You're Involved in a Bicycle Collision (Chinese | Español) - What to do if you're involved in a bicycle collision.
- Bicycle Safety: What Every Parent Should Know - A guide for teaching children basic bicycle safety techniques.
- How Children See Traffic - How children see traffic and how to help your child navigate traffic.
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation Regional Safe Routes to School Safety Tips - Safe routes to school safety tips and local safe routes to school contacts.
New Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities
Neighborhood Traffic Safely and Bicycle Boulevard Information