Safe Routes to School

Program Overview

Safe Routes to School is a national initiative to enhance the safety of students and their families traveling to and from school. SRTS brings communities together to learn the responsibilities that each person has when walking, biking, or driving. The program also studies common routes traveled by students and recommends potential investments for the City to enhance the accessibility of streets for everyone.

Creating Oxnard’s Safe Routes to School Program

The City’s Public Works Department received a $299k state grant to create a citywide SRTS program for Oxnard. Through this grant, the City is working in partnership with 26 schools in the Oxnard School District and Oxnard Union High School District to:

Conduct walking audits to identify existing conditions along key routes to school
Create SRTS maps to share with students and families
Host free educational events and workshops
Provide a toolkit of free resources to schools

The first phase of the City’s SRTS program covers two school years (2022 – 2023 and 2023 – 2024) and includes the following schools:

Brekke School
Cesar Chavez School
Curren School
Driffill School
Elm School
Emilie Ritchen School
Frank Academy
Fremont Academy
Harrington School
Juan Soria School
Kamala School
Lemonwood School
Lopez Academy
Marina West School
McAuliffe School
McKinna School
Ramona School
Rose Avenue School
Sierra Linda School
Thurgood Marshall School

Condor High School
Channel Islands High School
Hueneme High School
Oxnard Middle College High School
Oxnard High School
Pacifica High School

International Walk to School Day

Art Competition: September 2024

Imagine if you didn’t take a bus or a car to school. How would you get there?

Oxnard students are invited to create and submit an original art piece with the theme, “Why drive, when you can…?” Students are encouraged to submit artwork showing the different ways they would get to school without using a vehicle (such as a bus or car). This project inspires conversations about alternative transportation and the opportunities that exist for walking, biking or
skating to school. Visit walkmorebikemore.org/oxnard for official rules and information.

Entry submissions closed September 27, 2024. Winners will be announced soon!

May 2023 Art Competition Winners!

Program Updates & Resources

Safe Routes to School Phase 2
The City is excited to share that Phase 2 is kicking off with the 2023 – 2024 school year and will continue into the 2024 – 2025 school year with schools from the Hueneme Elementary School District, Ocean View Elementary School District, Oxnard Union High School District, and Rio School District.