Resources – Regional Safe Routes To School
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Keep Going! Walk & Bike Year-Round
Here is additional advice on how to sustain enthusiasm from walk-bike events to create year-round walking and biking to school:
Low-cost strategies for successful walk & bike to school rates (CDC, 2014)
—Full CDC study
FOR KIDS: NHTSA–Kids Walking Guide
FOR PARENTS (Walking): Nat’l SRTS–Teaching Kids To Walk Safely (by age)
FOR PARENTS (Biking): Portland’s Family Biking Guide (all stages of riding)
NCWRPC Walking/Biking Club Toolkit
Railroad crossing signs for SRTS in Wauwatosa, WI
School Success Story – Omro, WI (2020 population: 3,600)
– Annual bicycle field trip;
– bicycle mechanics program; and
– other successes.
Rural Communities: Making Safe Routes Work (PDF)
Rural Communities: A Two-Pronged Approach for Improving Walking & Biking (PDF)
Walking School Buses
Walking school buses are a great way to offer children a supervised walk to school on a regular basis.
Bicycle Trains and Bicycle Skills Clinics
Bicycle trains allow students to bicycle to school together on a designated route under supervision. Bicycle Skills Clinics or “bicycle rodeos” are hands-on bicycle safety lesson with bike inspections, safety talks and bicycle skills practice.
Youth Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].
Adult Education – available for a nominal fee [Wisconsin Bike Fed].
Mileage Tracking
Providing a way for students to track the miles that they have walked or ridden a bicycle is a tangible way to chart progress toward a walking or biking goal.
| Links to SRTS surveys: |
| Class Tally Sheet |
| Parent Survey (English) |
| Parent Survey (Español) |
| Parent Survey (Hmoob) |
NCWRPC News Winter 2025 – Issue 85
January 29, 2025 Commission Meeting
Public Service Announcements – Regional Safe Routes To School
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The League of American Cyclists promotes Safe Routes to School programs. Share this video with your local school board, PTA, or city council.
A PSA from the National Safety Council and First Student featuring safety tips to share the road with school buses. Visit nsc.org/back2school for more information and downloadable materials on back to school safety issues.
October 30, 2024 Commission Meeting
NCWRPC News Summer 2024 – Issue 84
Intermodal Terminal Opportunities for Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota
The objective of the Intermodal Terminal Opportunities for Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota Study is to determine the economic viability, operational feasibility, and potential location for a rail-truck intermodal services in Wisconsin.

EMSI Reports – Economy Overview
We have been creating economy overviews for all ten of our counties along with Centergy and Grow North regions. We have reports from 2018 to 2024 – More information is about EMSI reports HERE. We also have historic reports back to 2013 if you are intrerested.
Annual Report 2023
The Annual Report is prepared to provide interested local, state, and federal officials as well as citizens with an overview of the activities undertaken by the NCWRPC over the last year. The report highlights our five core work areas:
• Economic Development
• Geographic Information Systems
• Intergovernmental Cooperation
• Land Use, and
• Transportation
In addition, the report meets the requirements as outlined in Wisconsin Statute 66.0309(8)(b) for annual report preparation. This is our 50th Annual Report. With your continued support, we look forward to another successful year in 2024.

