Welcome to the C-U Safe Routes to School Project!

C-U Safe Routes to School Project’s (C-U SRTS Project) goal is to make it safer and more fun for students to walk and bike to school and to encourage more walking and biking. The C-U SRTS Project Steering Committee is composed of local community members, public health, planning and transportation professionals, local bicycle organizations, and school district that all play roles in making it more appealing and safer for students to walk, bike or roll to school. Underserved communities deserve particular attention as they more often walk and bike for transportation.

Traffic Skills 101: Smart Cycling Class - Saturday, May 27

This class will teach you emergency maneuvers, roadway safety skills and more. The 9-hour course is organized into two parts:

Part 1: 4.5-hour online classroom instruction available for free at bikeed.org
Part 2: 4.5-hour on-bike instruction includes: basic bike handling skills, emergency maneuvers, and a supervised road ride to practice new skills

Registration fee includes materials and manual. Scholarships are available contact: choyle@mtd.org

Students need to provide their own bikes and helmets. Helmets are required gear.

​To access the location you can take the MTD Ruby 110 bus from Lincoln Square to the bus stop in front of the facility. Free parking is available if you drive.

Upon completion of Parts 1 and 2, you are eligible to go through training to become a League Cycling Instructor (LCI) and be able to train all levels of riders how to confidently and effectively cycle for fun, fitness, and transportation.

If inclement weather results in cancellation of the class it will be rescheduled for another date.

Contact Cynthia Hoyle, FAICP, LCI (choyle@mtd.org) and Dan Saphiere, LCI (dsaphiere@mtd.org) for more information.

2023 Bike and Roll to School Day

​The 2023 Bike & Roll to School Day event was held Wednesday, May 3rd. BRTSD events work to create safer routes for bicycling and walking and emphasize the importance of a range of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, cyclist and pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.

Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin and several C-U SRTS volunteers join students at eight elementary schools in the area. Check out the rest of the page to view fun pictures and videos of the various BRTSD events. 

Urbana-Champaign Vision Zero Wiki Map

The Urbana-Champaign Vision Zero Wiki Map is an interactive survey tool that is live and open to the public. We invite YOU to share your thoughts and concerns on the streets of Urbana! Your input will help us identify safety obstacles that need to be addressed. 

Click on the map below to view the map and share to your thoughts!

2022 Walk n' Roll to School Day - Wednesday, October 12

The Champaign-Urbana community celebrated International Walk n' Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 12! WRTSD promotes walking as an active, sustainable, and fun way to get to school! We had U of I athletes, Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin, and several C-U SRTS volunteers join students at six elementary schools in the area. Check out the rest of the page to view fun pictures and videos of the various WRTSD events. 

Read the 2021-2022 C-U SRTS Annual Report!

The 2021-2022 C-U SRTS Annual Report has been released! Read through it to explore all the achievements, challenges, and goals of this past year.

Want to Learn Safety Skills at Home? Use the Online Learning section of our website

Check out the C-U SRTS Online Learning Package for fun activities!
Etch-a-sketch style Strava Drawings: The Strava app lets users track their bike rides, so some users have been getting creative and using their rides to draw fun pictures. Give it a try!
Practice walking or cycling along routes to school with your kids while streets are calm!

Mode Shift Fact Sheets

​You've probably known that bicycling has tons of benefit of keeping our environment green and keeping you in good shape, but do you know riding a bike will also be a complete game changer for you financially? Check our fact sheet to see the all the statistics of bicycling compared with driving, and find your own reason of getting on a bike in this coming spring!
C-U Safe Route to School project has hosted Walk to School Day in Urbana-Champaign for over ten years, and has received many smiles, laughs, thanks and high-fives along the way. Visit our archived photos to see what happened in previous year's event in Champaign-Urbana. 

Parent Resources 

Parents, how walkable and bikeable is your community? Take a walk or bike ride and use the checklists below to rate your neighborhood’s walkability and bikeability. 

Quick Links

C-U Safe Routes to School Project
1101 East University Avenue
Urbana, IL 61802
​217-384-8188
cusrtsproject@gmail.com