Ecology Action and County Health Services offer programs to Santa Cruz County area schools to encourage more students to walk and bike to school and do so safely. We are about to submit a proposal to fund active transportation work at local schools. We’d appreciate you taking 5 minutes to fill out this survey so that we can design programs that increase safe, active and green transportation for students.

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* 1. What school(s) are you affiliated with? (Write name of school)

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* 2. What is your relationship to the school?

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* 3. Currently both bike and walking safety is taught during school hours. If we were to move some of these safety presentations outside of the schools hours, what do you think would be the best way to do so:

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* 4. The Bike Smart Program involves a bicycle safety classroom/assembly presentation, followed by a hands-on training event. Would you support creating the same program model for walking safety education?

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* 5. Would you support a regular yearly bike safety education program serving all 5th graders for every elementary school in the county? If no, do you have other suggestions?

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* 6. How would you rank each of these safety efforts in terms of their ability to increase safe biking and walking among students?

  Most Effective Somewhat Effective Least Effective I Don't Know This Program
Bike Smart! Youth Bike Safety classroom and on bike rodeos program
Ride n’ Stride: Youth pedestrian and bike safety classroom program
Crossing Guard Training
Helmet Distribution
Maps with recommended biking and walking routes to school
Parent Bike/Walk Safety involvement
Family Fun Bike/Walk Event

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* 7. How would you rank each of these encouragement efforts in terms of their ability to increase the number of times students bike, walk, skate and scoot to school?

  Most Effective Somewhat Effective Least Effective I Don't Know This Program
Twice Yearly Bike & Walk to School Day
Monthly Bike & Walk to School Day
Boltage: Daily bike and walk incentive & tracking program (at Starlight, DeLaveaga, Gault schools)
Active4Me: Daily bike and walk incentive & tracking program (at BayView and Mintie White schools )
Walking School Bus (group of students led by parent volunteers who walk to school)
Bike Train (group of students led by parent volunteers who bike to school together)
Middle & High School Peer to Peer social media/outreach to promote biking & walking

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* 8. Any other ideas for getting more children to walk and bike to school safer and more often?

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