April 2019
Oregon Active Transportation Summit 2019
The Oregon Active Transportation Summit is two days of inspiring mobile workshops, plenary sessions, professional training, and networking with innovators, thought leaders, and passionate professionals from the Pacific Northwest. Learn about how The Bike Bill, E-scooters, Vision Zero, Safe Routes to School, Equity in Transportation Options, Bike and Pedestrian networks, safety and public transportation factor in to Active Transportation in our state. Register for OATS. OATS is at the Oregon Zoo Wednesday afternoon’s workshop and Thursday’s conference will take place at…
Find out more »Oregon Safe Routes to School Network Annual Meeting
Join us on April 26th from 9:30-12:00pm for the Oregon Safe Routes to School Network Annual Meeting as folks interested in Safe Routes to School come together to learn about the growing Safe Routes to School Network and goals, plus work to move those goals forward. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend. Lunch provided. Where: 123 Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 Conference Room A/B ODOT Region 1 Office Please RSVP by April 19th so we know how many people…
Find out more »Safe Routes to School Grant Program Workshops – Portland
Join the ODOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Technical Service Providers to learn about new resources and to prepare for upcoming Non-Infrastructure funding opportunities. We will also share the new SRTS Infrastructure Plan and the Project Identification Process for inventorying infrastructure needs. This will cover typical infrastructure recommendations around schools and how to prepare for infrastructure funding opportunities. Speakers: Hannah Day-Kapell, Alta Planning + Design Brian Potwin, Commute Options Katie Selin, Alta Planning + Design Draft Agenda: Non-Infrastructure Funding Workshop Break Project…
Find out more »America Walks Equitable Development: Back to Basics Webinar
America Walks engages and empowers communities across the US to create safe, accessible, and enjoyable places to walk and move. Increasingly the infrastructure changes that make places more walkable are creating rapid change and potentially contribute to the displacement and disenfranchisement of some community members. To ensure that community improvements can allow residents to stay and thrive in place, a deliberate, inclusive plan that reflects community priorities and safe-guards local culture and affordability is required. This is the first in…
Find out more »May 2019
AmericaWalks Webinar: Fuel for Active Bodies: Increasing Access to Healthy Foods
According to a report by the USDA, approximately 23.5 million people in the US live in food deserts, areas located more than a mile from a market or store that sells fresh produce, whole grains, and other foods essential to a balanced diet. Learn more about the issue and how communities are working to increase access, via walking and active transportation, to healthy food in their own backyards. Register for the webinar.
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