In last week's Safe Routes To School webinar, Brian Fellows from the Arizona DOT, presented "Can A School's Location Make A Kid Fat?". Here's his 19-slide show:
AZDOT developed an Active School Neighborhood Checklist to gauge a school's physical activity potential. The checklist gathers data in the following dimensions:
- Supportive Programs and Policies
- Walking/Bicycling Zone
- School and Property
- Street Profile
- Pedestrian and Bike Facilities and Safety
- Remedial Pedestrian and Bike Facilities
- Connectivity and Convenience
and then gives a score.
DO YOU THINK THIS COULD HELP US MAKE ANY HEADWAY ON OUR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INITIATIVE?
Just for fun, I completed the checklist for Suncrest Middle School. See attached PDF.
Here's a PDF that explains every detail of the checklist process (just skim this):