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Maryland Center For School Safety

Traveling to School

Welcome to the New MCSS Website!

MCSS is excited to provide you with a new viewing experience. You will be able to access all of the old content in addition to new and expanded items. Any webpage concerns can be directed to [email protected]. 

Traveling to School

Students across Maryland travel to and from school in many different ways. Everyone plays a role in making sure they arrive safely. MCSS works with local communities, schools, and the Maryland Department of Transportation to provide information in support of this effort. 

Resources & Support

The following resources are intended to supplement information in support of a comprehensive approach to school safety.

Safe Routes to School

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are federally-funded, sustained efforts by community members and governments to enable and encourage children to safely walk, roll, or bicycle to school. Federal funds allocated to this program are reimbursable and available for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects that benefit elementary and middle school children in grades K-8.

Sa​​fe Routes to School in Maryland

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Through enforcing vehicle performance standards and partnerships with state and local governments, NHTSA reduces deaths, injuries,​ and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.

School Bus Safety

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

The Exercise Information System, also known as EXIS®, is an online self-help exercise tool that guides industry and government users through the exercise design process. The system provides users with resources to design, document and evaluate exercises for all transportation system owners and operators. It is an information sharing portal that provides a way for TSA and exercise designers to share critical exercise lessons learned.

The tool is specifically tailored to the transportation industry and is offered at no cost.

Exercise Information System

Maryland Public School Transportation Pages