Oregon Safe Routes to School News
Celebration Station: Quarterly Meeting Held in Salem.
On Tuesday, October 10, SRTS practitioners from around the state met for our Quarterly Meeting. These quarterly meetings are generally hosted online, but thanks to our friends at Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments, we were able to meet in person in Salem in...
Welcome Brad Albee – SRTS Coordinator for Eugene 4J!
Safe Routes to School continues to grow around the state! Recently, Eugene 4J hired a new SRTS Coordinator, Brad Albee. We took a moment to get to know a little bit about Brad, and welcome him to the Oregon SRTS crew. Name, title, and organization Brad Albee,...
Lane council of Governments Wins Grant to Expand Bike Safety Education
More communities around Oregon are building capacity to deliver bike safety curriculum to young people. Recently, the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) SRTS program received a Lane County Public Health Tobacco Prevention Grant. With this, they were able to...
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...