Safe Routes to School

PBIC Webinar 11/8: Addressing Speed-Related Crashes with a Focus on Protecting Children

November 3, 2017

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting a free webinar that will highlight diverse efforts to reduce traffic speed and promote safe walking and biking for children:

TITLE: Addressing Speed-Related Crashes with a Focus on Protecting Children
DATE/TIME:Wednesday,November 8, 2017; 12pm-130pm Pacific Time
REGISTRATION: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6213928833266999299

In 2015, on...

2017 Report: Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School: Partners in Safety

September 28, 2017

Vision Zero and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership have published a new 2017 report highlighting the potential benefits from closer alignment between Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero - Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School: Partners in Safety.

Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School Infographic

The report explains how to get involved, and also offers examples of what Safe Routes to School...

SRTS National Partnership Toolkit- Step by Step: Start a Walking School Bus at Your School

November 4, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Get on the #WalkingSchoolBus! New Safe Routes to School National Partnership toolkit can help you start or grow a program at your school!
This toolkit is designed to help parents, educators, and community members plan and organize a walking school bus using adult volunteers as leaders.
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9/20 Webinar: SRTS in Small Rural Communities: Challenges and Strategies to Accessing Funding

September 12, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN
SRTS in Small Rural Communities: Challenges and Strategies to Accessing Funding Hosted by Safe Routes National Center for Safe Routes to SchoolDate: Tuesday, September 20
Time: 10-11AM PSTRegister Now

This webinar provides an overview of the needs for and benefits of Safe Routes to School in rural areas, explores the challenges that may...

ATP Cycle 3 Info Session: April 13, 10am-12pm

March 18, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN
WEBINAR INFO SESSION: ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM CYCLE 3

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 13 from 10:00am to 12:00pmREGISTRATION:Register now!

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SR2S Feb.10 Webinar: Growing Safe Routes to School in Indian Country

January 20, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Join Safe Routes to School on February 10, 2016 to learn about some of the considerations unique to implementing Safe Routes to School (SR2S) in tribal communities.

The webinar will feature representatives from two Tribes that have improved opportunities for safe walking and bicycling to school through education and encouragement programs, infrastructure improvements, and strong partnerships with outside organizations and agencies. ...

Upcoming SR2S Jan. 14 Webinar: The New Federal Transportation Bill- FAST ACT

December 21, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Join Safe Routes to School on January 14, 2016 to learn about the new federal transportation bill and its impact on Safe Routes to School, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).

WEBINAR INFORMATION Date/Time: Thu, Jan 14, 2016 10:...

CDC Report: Active Transportation Surveillance — United States, 1999–2012

September 30, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

In the United States, active transportation prevalence is assessed in various ways by five national surveillance systems. However, ...

Remembering Deb Hubsmith

September 10, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

We join many others in mourning the loss of Deb Hubsmith, who passed away on August 18, 2015 after a nearly two-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

Deb Hubsmith conducted the first Safe Routes to School program as a pilot program in Marin County, California in 2001. Based on this successful program, she worked with Congressmen Jim Obserstar, then the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to promote inclusion of the...

See How Solano Transportation Authority Uses TIMS

September 11, 2014
SUBMITTED BY CATSIP

The Solano Transportation Authority serves the transportation needs of the County of Solano and the eight cities located in the county.

As an associate planner concerned with the STA's Safe Routes to Transit and...