Get ready to celebrate active transportation and school spirit on National Bike and Roll to School Day (B2SD)! Each May, students all over Solano County kick off the morning with a fun and energetic ride or roll to campus. Whether on bikes, scooters, or skates, this day is all about showing how enjoyable—and impactful—it can be to choose active ways to get to school.
Organized by the Solano Safe Routes to School Program, this annual event supports safer streets, healthier habits, and a cleaner environment. Schools that register can receive special incentives to make their celebration even more exciting—while supplies last!
Register your school today at https://tinyurl.com/B2SD2025 and join the movement!
B2SD 2025In 2008, the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) launched the Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program in partnership with Solano County Public Health. This initiative was developed in response to rising concerns about increased childhood obesity, air pollution, and traffic congestion around schools. Over the years, the SR2S program has collaborated with city planners, traffic engineers, law enforcement, educators, and parents to address these issues.
The number of children who walk or bike to school in the U.S. has steadily decreased over the last 50 years. Concurrently, communities, including those in Solano County, have experienced increases in traffic around schools, air pollution, and childhood obesity. To combat these problems, the STA established a Solano Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee alongside the SR2S program. This program promotes active transportation by offering schools free educational programs and events that encourage safe walking and biking to school. Additionally, the program provides technical assistance and support to help schools start and sustain walking and biking initiatives.
By fostering a culture of active transportation, the SR2S program aims not only to increase students’ physical activity but also to reduce the dependence on cars for commuting to and from school, thereby creating safer, less congested routes for students.
The Solano Safe Routes to School (SR2S) program encourages children to safely walk or bike to school and supports this effort with free, fun and educational events and programs at schools, and provides safety information and public outreach at community events. The program works with schools, police, public health staff, city traffic engineers and other community members to improve traffic safety and the health and well-being of Solano County youth. STA completed and adopted a SR2S Plan in 2008 and another countywide plan was completed and adopted in 2013. STA Staff is currently engaging communities in each city in preparation for the current Plan update.
The 2023 Safe Routes to School Plan update is intended to guide continued investments in safety projects around schools, programmatic needs to encourage active transportation within the school community, and addresses Ped and Bike Safety for students and families.
The Plan is anticipated to be completed by Fall 2024.
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