Open AccessSupporting kids’ active travel during the pandemic: Milwaukee SRTS Program
Author(s) -
Nancy Pullen-Seufert,
Marissa Meyer,
Michael Anderson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of healthy eating and active living
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2766-4651
DOI - 10.51250/jheal.v1i4.23
Subject(s) - pandemic , general partnership , public relations , schema crosswalk , public transport , medical education , covid-19 , audit , business , transport engineering , psychology , engineering , political science , medicine , pedestrian , finance , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , accounting
The Milwaukee Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, a partnership between the city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works and the Wisconsin Bike Federation continued their commitment to children’s active travel during the COVID-19 pandemic through offering community walks and Black and Latinx neighborhoods to discuss and incorporate preferences for planned infrastructure improvements; urban summer bicycle camps for kids; and support for teachers as SRTS champions. Staff made modifications such as conducting programming outdoors; modifying materials and facilitation methods to support physical distancing; providing face coverings and minimizing touching equipment. The National Center for Safe Routes to School recognized their efforts with the 2021 Vision Zero for Youth Innovation Award.