by emily | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog, News
On Monday, June 19th, communities around the country celebrated Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a day the last enslaved African Americans in Texas were told of the Emancipation Proclamation, granting them freedom on June 19th in 1965. This day has been celebrated for...
by emily | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, News
Last week, active transportation enthusiasts from throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington met at the Lloyd Center in Portland to celebrate and share updates at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit (OATS) organized by The Street Trust. This was the first time...
by emily | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog, News
For the second year in a row, Oregon students celebrated Ruby Bridges Walk+Roll to School Day. Around the state, students donned warm clothes and participated in walk and roll events to commemorate the bravery of Ruby Bridges, who at 6 years old was the first Black...
by emily | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog
The 2022-23 school year has started, and as we welcome students across Oregon back to school, we also welcome new Safe Routes coordinators. Megan Shull recently started work at the SRTS coordinator in Lane County. We reached out to her with some questions to get to...
by emily | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
In summer 2022, ODOT SRTS unveiled the pilot of our new Jump Start Train-the-Trainer program. This program helps school districts, staff, and other safe routes advocates learn the skills to teach bicycle and pedestrian safety to students across Oregon through onsite...
by emily | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
The Quick Build Pilot Program installed new curb extensions at Colonel Wright Elementary School in the City of The Dalles last week. Intersection improvements were identified in the City’s SRTS Plan to improve student comfort and safety on their way to school. Thank...
