New SRTS Coordinators!

New SRTS Coordinators!

Welcome to all the new SRTS Coordinators across the state! Name, Title Organization: David (Dabeat) Nieto-Wenzell, LCOG- Rural Safe Routes to School Coordinator   What made you want to become an SRTS practitioner? My son rides his bike to Roosevelt Middle School, so...

Traffic Garden Pilot

Efforts to imagine and install the first traffic gardens in Oregon are well underway! The ODOT project team is working with the communities of Odell, Corvallis, and Eugene on traffic garden projects. The projects in Eugene and Odell are design only, while the project...
3 New SRTS Coordinators!

3 New SRTS Coordinators!

Join us in welcoming 3 new SRTS coordinators! Lara McCormick – Rogue Valley SRTS Coordinator  -What made you want to become an SRTS practitioner? As an avid cyclist, I am passionate about getting kids on bikes and outdoors in general.  I’m excited to be in a...
Jump Start Pedestrian Safety Kits

Jump Start Pedestrian Safety Kits

When many people think of SRTS education, they picture students riding bikes which can be a challenge for some schools to take on or too advanced for younger learners. We know that everyone is a pedestrian at some point in their day, so the Jump Start pedestrian...
Oregon Friendly Driver Opens to School Bus Drivers

Oregon Friendly Driver Opens to School Bus Drivers

Bring the Oregon Friendly Driver Program to Your School Bus Drivers   Oregon Friendly Driver is a free 90 minute training sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation to help people who drive learn to be safe and friendly while driving near people who are...
SRTS Annual Meeting

SRTS Annual Meeting

In June the Oregon Active Transportation Summit and the OR SRTS Annual Meeting were held in Portland. We were so pleased with the turn out and the opportunity to have time in person with SRTS coordinators from across the state!  We discussed topics like how to get...