Safe Routes to School

​Dakota County Safe Routes to School is an effort to improve walking and bicycling conditions for our youth and encourage more active lifestyles. Dakota County Public Health and local partners are working together to help schools and communities develop Safe Routes to School 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

• National Safe Routes Resource Center

For more information, contact Lil Leatham, Office of Planning, at lil.leatham@co.dakota.mn.us or 951-891-7159.

Safe Routes to School Comprehensive Plans

SSD 6

2018 Community Learning Center
2018 Kaposia Elementary
2018 Lincoln Center Elementary
2018 Secondary School

ISD 191

2010 Gideon Pond Elementary
2010 Sioux Trail Elementary

ISD 192

2023 Boeckman M​iddle School
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 M​iddle School​

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 Ele​mentary

ISD 199

Hilltop El​ementary, Pine Bend Elementary, Salem Hills Elementary, Inver Grove Middle School & Simley High School

ISD 200

2010 Hastings Middle School