The Nevada Department of Transportation and Visit Carson City invite Nevada schoolchildren to participate in a walk and bicycle safety art contest that will feature one winner’s art on a Carson City mural.
The contest invites Nevada schoolchildren grades K through 12th to submit original drawings raising awareness of road safety. Whether walking or biking to school, or using skates, skateboards or wheelchairs, bonus points will be awarded for artwork highlighting the health and safety benefits of active transportation.
The grand prize artwork will be painted on a mural in Carson City during the Carson City Mural and Music Festival in September.
All art must be drawn by hand (not computer or photo-generated) in watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic oil paint, marker, pen or crayon on an 11×17 or similar size piece of paper. Artwork should highlight traffic safety elements; one example is helmets for bicycle art.
Submissions must be received by Sept. 1, 2026 to Active Transportation Office, NDOT Active Transportation, 1263 South Stewart Street, Room 319, Carson City, NV. 89712, or via e-mail to activetransportation@dot.nv.gov.
The goal of the art contest is to inspire young people, and all Nevadans, to safely share the road.
The art contest is part of Nevada’s Safe Routes to School program, which provides training, infrastructure and resources for elementary schoolchildren to safely walk and bicycle to school. Walking and bicycling to school can reduce roadway congestion, and help improve air quality and health.
Additional bicycle and pedestrian safety information is available at BicycleNevada.com.
ROAD SAFETY TIPS
- Drivers are reminded to watch for children walking and bicycling, and to reduce speed in school zones. Children’s awareness and movements can be unpredictable.
- Motorists should always be mindful of children as if they were their own family members. Drivers must also stop for school buses stopped to pick up or let students out.
- Pedestrians and bicyclists should also be attentive, always crossing legally and safely, and looking for vehicles before and while crossing.
