The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme is designed to encourage as many pupils and students as possible in primary and post-primary schools to walk, cycle and wheel. 

Further details on the programme can be found on the SRTS website: Safe Routes to School – Green-Schools. 

The programme has three aims:

1. To accelerate the delivery of walking/scooting and cycling infrastructure on key access routes to schools. 
2. To provide “front of school” treatments which will enhance access to school grounds. 
3. To expand the amount of bicycle and scooter parking available at schools. 

The programme is coordinated by the SRTS Team at An Taisce, in partnership with the National Transport Authority (NTA) and the local authorities. The programme is an initiative of the Department of Transport, is supported by the Department of Education and forms part of the National Development Plan (2021-2030).

In 2022 the programme was identified as a Pathfinder Programme of projects (2022-2025) under the National Sustainable Mobility Policy. The SRTS programme emerged from the legacy of efforts undertaken by Green-Schools in Ireland over the course of more than a decade, specifically focusing on the Travel theme.