Safe Routes to School
Dakota County Safe Routes to School improves walking and bicycling conditions for our youth and encourage more active lifestyles. Dakota County Public Health and local partners are working with schools and communities to develop programs.
Why Safe Routes to School?
The percent of students who walk or bike to school dropped significantly over the past generation, from 48 percent in 1969 to just 13 percent in 2009. This has contributed to a reduction in physical activity among kids and increased health problems.
Kids who walk or bike to school:
- Arrive alert and able to focus on school.
- Are more likely to be a healthy body weight.
- Are less likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.
- Get some of the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity during the trip to and from school.
- Demonstrate improved test scores and better school performance.
For more information, including sources, visit the Safe Routes to School Guide website.
The Six E's of Safe Routes to School
Resources
For more information, contact Kjirsten Anderson, Health Promotion Specialist, at kjirsten.anderson@co.dakota.mn.us or 651-554-6182.
Safe Routes to School Comprehensive Plans
SSD 6
2018 Community Learning Center
2018 Kaposia Elementary
2018 Lincoln Center Elementary
2018 Secondary School
ISD 191
ISD 192
2023 Boeckman Middle School
2024 Great Oaks Academy
2018 Meadowview Elementary
2018 North Trail Elementary
ISD 194
2020 Oak Hills Elementary
2020 Christina Huddleston Elementary
2020 Cherry View Elementary
2020 John F. Kennedy Elementary
2020 McGuire Middle School
Lakeville Safe Routes to School Engineering Study
ISD 196
2010 Cedar Park Elementary STEM
2010 Diamond Path Elementary
2010 Echo Park Elementary
2010 Greenleaf Elementary
2010 Parkview Elementary
2010 Rosemount Elementary
2010 Rosemount High School
2010 Rosemount Middle School
2010 Shannon Park Elementary
2010 Southview Elementary
ISD 197
2010 Friendly Hills Middle School
2010 Garlough Environmental School
2010 Moreland Arts & Sciences
2010 Pilot Knob STEM
2021 Somerset Elementary
ISD 199
ISD 200