About Us

TransForm is the lead agency for the Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County Partnership.

Our other partners include:

• Cycles of Change (www.cyclesofchange.org): Cycles of Change works to improve the health and sustainability of our neighborhoods by increasing the use of bicycles as transportation, connecting youth with the extraordinary living systems of our local area, and building a diverse community of visionary young leaders. Click here to find out information on the SR2S bicycle education resources offered by Cycles of Change. 
• Alameda County Public Health Department (www.acphd.org): The mission of the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) is to work in partnership with the community to ensure the optimal health and well being of all people.  The ACPHD has worked for over 50 years to improve the health and safety of its residents and the neighborhoods they live in. 

Other agencies and organizations with whom we collaborate include Supervisors Nate Miley and Alice Lai-Bitker; Berkeley Public Health Department; Oakland, Berkeley, San Lorenzo, Albany, Hayward, and San Leandro School Districts; Oakland and Berkeley Police Departments; California Highway Patrol; Alameda County Sheriff’s Office; Cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Oakland, Pleasanton and San Leandro; and Alta Planning and Design.

Our Funders: Safe Routes to Schools is funded in part with a major grant from Measure B -- Alameda County’s half cent transportation sales tax (administered by Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA). We are also grateful for our other generous funders: Kaiser Permanente, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Laurel Foundation and Caltrans.

Safe Routes to Schools Movement:

Safe Routes to Schools is an international movement, with programs in more than 40 countries and all 50 states. All programs share the following five components:

• Encouragement - Events, contests and promotional materials are incentives that encourage children and parents to try walking and biking. We can provide your community with promotional and contest materials, and ongoing consultation.
• Education - Our popular puppet show assembly,  features songs and rhymes teaching key messages about pedestrian and bike safety, health, and the joys of active transportation to school. Our K-5 Walk and Roll Educator Guid provides classroom activities that teach children the skills necessary to navigate through busy streets and persuade them to be active participants in the program, and includes activities on health and the environment.
•  Engineering – We examine the physical barriers that prohibit children from safely navigating the routes to schools. Through "walk audits" we partner with engineering experts who can assist your community in learning how to evaluate streets and provide the tools to create a safer environment
• Enforcement – We partner with law enforcement to work for improved traffic safety around schools. Driver’s education is even more effective in changing the behavior of harried parents and commuters who are not paying attention to the children on the roads. We have accumulated some of the best tools in the country to assist you in developing a comprehensive traffic safety program.
• Evaluation - The Alameda County Department of Public Health will conduct thorough evaluation of our program and individual components. Evaluation outcomes will inform us on how to make our programs even better and ensure equity in the schools we're working with.

Read more about the Safe Routes to Schools national and international movement:

• National Safe Routes to Schools Partnership
• National Center for Safe Routes to Schools
• Marin County Safe Routes to Schools Program
• England's Safe Routes to Schools program

Participating Schools: Click here to find out if your school has a Safe Routes to Schools program.