Healthy Active Oregon Coalition’s Inaugural Summit, September 25
You are invited to attend the Healthy Active Oregon Coalition at our Inaugural Summit September 25, 2019 at the Wilsonville Holiday Inn. Register here Work with a a diverse community of people and organizations invested in our mission to create systemic and...
Network with other SRTS Practitioners!
The ORSRTS Leadership Committee (LC) updated their vision, mission, guiding principles and 2-year strategic plan. As part of the plan, the LC would like to invite Network members to get involved. Over the next 2 years, we will be inviting you and your colleagues to...
See where the new SRTS non-infrastructure funds are going
For more information: Heidi Manlove, ODOT Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Program manager, 503-986-4196 SALEM – Teaching youngsters how to safely walk and roll along busy routes will become part of regular programming in dozens of elementary and middle schools around...
Corvallis Bike Camp makes summer fun
Now in it's 5th year, the Corvallis Parks & Recreation Bike camp director Jay Thatcher gets kids moving in Benton County. Safety skills practice take the students to Willamette Park, the OSU campus, the Corvallis Bicycle Collective, Bald Hill Park, and included a...
Train the Trainer Bike/Walk Education from Portland
Get to know ALPACA. Check out PBOT’s 6th Grade Health Education Lesson Plan Outline for a recommended three-day 45-minute per class unit with additional “buffer” day if needed. The lessons help students comprehend concepts related to health promotion, basic traffic...
Be counted! The 2019 Safe Routes to School Program Census needs you!
Since the Safe Routes National Partnership kicked off the Safe Routes to School program census in early 2019, they’ve heard from hundreds of Safe Routes to School programs around the country! Check out this map to learn more about the programs that responded to the...
Become a SRTS coordinator in Bethel
Bethel School District is seeking qualified applicants for a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Coordinator position. The SRTS Project Coordinator is a temporary, 238-day grant-funded cycle position that will begin August 19, 2019. This position is responsible for working...
The Oregon SRTS Network hosts training in Redmond.
In June, a dozen new and seasoned SRTS practitioners gathered in Central Oregon to learn and share. Folks from Bend, Salem, Corvallis, Tigard, Roseburg, Albany, Beaverton, and Redmond spent a day learning best practices, success stories, lessons learned, and walked...
“Ride On” gets kids moving in Bend, OR.
Thanks to CampFire USA and Commute Options, 6 middle school and high school students won't be stuck at home this summer. Through the Ride On! summer camp, these kids learned how to navigate their community on bikes. This safety education included riding through...
Jump Start bike fleet finishing up in Baker City
After a successful school year in Baker School District where 520 first through sixth graders learned bike and pedestrian safety education, it's time for The Street Trust's Jump Start fleet of bikes to move onto next year's community, Roseburg! The fleet was delivered...