Oregon Safe Routes to School News
Oregon SRTS Network Annual meeting and training 2018
Sixty SRTS practitioners from all over Oregon came together in Salem to learn about new funding streams, best practices, shared lunch with old and new friends and took home some new tools to get the kids in your neighborhood walking and biking! It was an inspirational...
Safe Routes to School Funding Update
The wait is nearly over! Safe Routes to School Infrastructure program will be gearing up this summer. As part of House Bill 2017, passed in July 2017, the state legislature has newly dedicated funding to build safety projects within one-mile radiuses of schools so...
SRTS Infrastructure Grant Program Workshops Summer 2018
Workshops coming to a town near you! Learn how to apply for the new ODOT Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Grant Program funds. In the summer of 2018, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will solicit proposals for the first round of new Safe Routes to...
Walking School Buses Coming to Central Oregon Neighborhoods
Fun, safe, physical activity for kids and families getting to and from school. Walking to school just got easier for students and families in Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson and northern Klamath counties through a new Walking School Bus program headed up by Commute...
Massachusetts Elementary school expands Walking School Bus routes
Lessons learned at Bridge Street School in Northampton, MA. Need help getting your Walking School Bus started? Take a look at the successful program from Bridge Street School, which is a healthier and more environmentally sustainable alternative to taking a...
Street Harassment on the Walk or Roll to School? Join the conversation on April 11 & 12
In April, webinar and tweet chat online about street harassment - #MoveEquity street harassment tweetchat on Thursday, April 12th at 1 pm ET and a webinar on street harassment on Wednesday, April 11th at 2 pm ET. Looking for support and guidance on taking action...