Oregon Safe Routes to School News
SRTS is Hiring Statewide!
SRTS is growing around Oregon, and multiple communities are actively hiring SRTS staff. Interested in making it safer for students to walk, bike and roll to school? Then check out the job listings below and apply today! Portland Bureau of Transportation - Safe Routes...
Celebration Station: Hood River receives grant for bike repair
This month, the Quality Bicycle Company announced that Anson’s Bike Buddies in Hood River received a coveted grant to fund bike repair to underserved community members. In partnership with Hood River School District’s Safe Routes to School program, this grant will...
Oregon SRTS Celebrates Juneteenth
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...
Celebration Station: Oregon Active Transportation Summit & SRTS Annual Meeting Back in Person!
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...
Mentorship in Action
This past fall, ODOT SRTS launched the New Coordinator Mentorship Program. This program pairs new coordinators with experienced SRTS mentors, who give them personalized advice and support, and cheer them on as they embark on their first year of Safe Routes activities....
Oregon Celebrates Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day!
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...