School Stops Project

Why this project

Nobody knows what’s broken about a school’s transit access better than the students who make the trip every day. When the report is written by them — with photos, timing, and named hazards — it carries an authority no outside organization can match.

The School Stops Project trains students to do that work. They learn how to map a route, time a walk, document a hazard, score a stop, and write up a recommendation. The end product is a real report from a real school, presented to the people with authority to fix it.

Approach

• Recruit through the High School Outreach project — start with civics and AP US Government teachers and student government
• Provide a simple audit toolkit (route mapping template, hazard photo guide, timing protocol)
• Pair each school with a Youth Corps fellow or LVBT volunteer editor for the writeup
• Coordinate presentations with school board and RTC public-comment windows