Oregon Safe Routes to School News
The Bike Fairy visited Portland for May Walk and Roll Challenge Month!
Sharon White oversaw the Bike Fairy distribution this year at Arleta School! In Portland, The Bike Fairy visited 1332 students and staff who rolled to school at least one day from May 6 – May 10 to celebrate May Walk and Roll month! Students got a goodie bag, flown in...
Oregon Safe Routes to School Grant Programs now accepting applications
The solicitation for Safe Routes to School Non-infrastructure grants and the Project Identification Program is now open. Applications are due on May 31, 2019. The ODOT Safe Routes to School Non-infrastructure grants provides funds to communities to provide education...
Promoting safer routes through citizen science
Find out how parents and students are using walk audits and a phone app to document the best routes to school in Santa Clarita, Ca. Stanford University's study shows that the SRTS program was more successful when paired with the citizen science-based Our Voice Program...
Safe Routes to School Non-Infrastructure Grants call for applications
Has your school wished for a Safe Routes to School program, but just haven't been able to get it started? New funding from ODOT will be awarded to School Districts, Schools, Local Governments, and Non-profit organizations in Fall 2019. The funding is from the Oregon...
Safe Routes to School Grant Program Workshops begin in March
Join the ODOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) staff and Technical Service Providers to learn about new resources and to prepare for upcoming Non-Infrastructure and Infrastructure funding opportunities. We will also share the new SRTS Infrastructure Plan and the Project...
2019 SRTS Conference: Active Travel for Equitable and Healthy Communities
Call for Program Proposals: January 7-February 22 The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is excited to announce the 6th Safe Routes to School Conference to be held in Tampa, FL from November 12-14, 2019. Join us for a spectacular experience in a culturally...