Updated January 9, 2025

What's Happening Now?

Become a school crossing guard and help students feel safe and welcome when arriving to school. Visit the Seattle Public Schools Transportation webpage or read our flyer for more info.

Read the new School Traffic Safety Committee 2024 Annual Report to learn more about what the STSC has been working on.  

What We Do

The School Traffic Safety Committee (STSC) was created in 1975 to bring together Seattle Public Schools, the City, and parents to improve safe routes to school. The committee reviews and recommends new school crosswalk locations, crossing guard assignments, criteria for placement of crossing guards, and traffic circulation plans for redeveloped schools.

Calendar

Who We Are

Bike biking in front of B.F. Day School

Members of the School Traffic Safety Committee include representatives serving all of Seattle's school children in both public and private schools.

Committee Details:

  • 11 members represent Seattle Public Schools (SPS), Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Seattle Police Department (SPD), King County Metro, pedestrian advocates, bicycle advocates, and parents
  • Includes 6 positions appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council
    • One representative of parents
    • One member representing pedestrian safety or serving on the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB)
    • One member representing bicycle safety or serving on the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB)
    • Three at-large members
  • 3-year terms
  • Typically meets the third Friday of the month from 8:30-10:30 AM via Microsoft Teams and in-person at City Hall Room 370.

School Traffic Safety Committee

stsc@seattle.gov

The City of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee was created by Ordinance 104344 in 1975 and codified in SMC 3.80 to bring together Seattle Public Schools, the City, and parents to improve safe routes to school.