"In response to negative childhood health trends and long-term decreases in pedestrian and bicycling activity to and from school, the federal initiative, Safe Routes to School (SRTS) has funded programming to address these problems on a national scope since 2002. Interorganizational partnerships, such as SRTS, have historically provided schools across the nation an opportunity to identify and address barriers in public health (Cornelius, 2010). In the interest of health and safety, SRTS leverages these relationships to identify factors that discourage students from engaging in walking and biking to school. By involving schools and communities, these partnerships facilitate increased programming in health and fitness, input collection, and grant writing processes. Encouraging national trends are showing positive outcomes for program objectives related to SRTS (McDonald et al., 2014). This thesis outlines the case study of the Manchester Community Schools SRTS program." -- Abstract.
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