Apply for a cycle track for your school's playground area!

RIDESHARE’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL BICYCLE TRACK GRANT APPLICATION
Rideshare’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program will be offering county public schools grant funds for school-site bicycle track striping. The purpose of bicycle track striping is to help children practice riding with others by providing a safe environment to teach proper signaling, yielding, and starting from a full stop. Our basic track design has a number of different types of intersections and street signs to create real-life situations. The following application is the first step toward being considered for bicycle track striping at your school. Rideshare has funding for approximately three cycle tracks to be put in each year.

Selected applicants will receive support in the form of bicycle track plans, track design, funding for work and paint, and direct Rideshare staff support as necessary. Additionally, Rideshare will market your school as a Safe Routes to School community member in PR, advertisements, newsletters, and on our website.

Background:
The mission of Rideshare’s Safe Routes to School program is to educate and empower school communities with how-to tools and incentives for K – 12 students and parents to encourage the use of active transportation choices and create change in family/student commuter habits. The SLO County SRTS program also acts as a clearinghouse on school site safety data and infrastructure inventories region wide.

Eligibility:
Any faculty, administrator, or parent who is part of a SLO County school and wishes to build or grow a Safe Routes to School Program is welcome to apply for bicycle track funding.
  • School site must be within SLO County
  • School must serve 4th and 5th grades
All applicants must demonstrate:
  • Project is approved by the school principal. Application must include a letter of support from the school’s principal.
Eligible expenses:
  • Bike track paint and contractor striping
  • Contractor will be paid directly
For more information on this form or program, contact Peter Williamson, SLOCOG Staff: (805) 597-8022 or Info@Rideshare.org. 

*Please allow up to four weeks for your application to be reviewed and a response to be sent back to the applicant. Submission of this application does not guarantee funding for a cycle track.

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* 1. My school's principal and facilities team have approved this project (and will be contacted to confirm):

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* 2. Applicant:

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* 3. Affiliation to school:

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* 4. Describe how your school supports walking and bicycling (2 points):

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* 5. Aside from Walk/Bike to School Days (October/May), how many SRTS events does your school coordinate each year (2 points)?

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* 6. What types of activities do you coordinate at your school (2 points)?

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* 7. Does your school have written Safe Routes to School policy, goals, and/or guidance that all faculty and administrators can access? Please upload documentation here (5 points).

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* 8. Is Safe Routes to School (or encouragement and education of walking and biking to school) in your school's Wellness Policy? If so, please provide a copy of your school’s Wellness Policy (4 points).

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* 9. How does your school plan to utilize the bike track? Will curriculum be taught? Will a certified instructor be used to implement curriculum (10 points)?

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* 10. Select your district:

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