The city has provided new signs and pavement markings as well as additional flashing beacon school zone displays at a number of schools. We hope that the new signs, markings, flashing beacons and added facilities will make school pickup and drop-off safer and more efficient for everyone. Much of the congestion and resulting safety issues at schools occur because so many parents drive their children to school.
Students can also walk, ride their bikes or take the school bus.
Not only does riding the bus help reduce traffic around our schools, but the school bus continues to be the safest mode of transportation on the road and the safest way to get your kids from home to school and back again. Larger SKIP buses have been introduced this summer to provide more room and improve reliability, and the SKIP service will resume its six-minute peak frequencies when BVSD schools start up again this month. The Boulder Police Department will monitor school zone compliance with both the photo radar unit and traditional officer enforcement when school starts. A high concentration of enforcement is common with the start of a new school year. The city is also partnering with the Boulder Valley School District on International Walk Our Children to School Day, an expansion of a similar program from the two past years.