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Julie Yip
Phone Number: 503 986-4196
FAX: 503 986-3143
ODOT - Transportation Safety Division
235 Union Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-1054
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| Advisory Committee Recruitment |
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ODOT-Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program is recruiting for two vacancies for the nine-member Safe Routes Advisory Committee. The two stakeholder positions represent bicycle-based advocacy groups and local traffic safety committee or neighborhood association constituencies.
The committee provides technical assistance to the SRTS Program, acts as a review committee for SRTS grants, serves as a communication channel between the program and stakeholders and as an advocate for SRTS. Members serve on a volunteer basis. The committee meets at most four times a year, generally in Salem, with the option for members to join the meeting by teleconference or videoconference. The program reimburses members for travel expenses to attend committee meetings.
SRTS welcomes stakeholder participation from across the state, from urban, suburban and rural communities. Submit completed application by mail, postmarked no later than April 16, 2012.
SRAC Membership Application
Committee Meetings
Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee meetings typically occur on a monthly basis. They are held at the Transportation Safety Divison building at 235 Union Street NE in Salem. Meetings are scheduled from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM and are open to the public.
Click here for more information about the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee
(Updated May 2009)
April 22, 2011 Meeting Agenda
December 10, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Location:
Transportation Safety Division (Upstairs Conference Room)
235 Union Street, NE
Salem, OR
PARKING reminder: please do not park in the TSD parking lot or the adjoining Caldwell parking lot. Parking is available across Union and Front Street., turn in the first driveway on the left-hand side.
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| New SRTS Webpage |
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Introducing the new Oregon Safe Routes to School website, created for the Oregon SRTS Program through a grant with the Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative (SOSI) non-profit. This is a statewide approach to SRTS information, with specific resources and stories from Oregon communities.
Welcome to the new Oregon Safe Routes to School website: www.oregonsaferoutes.org!
Here you will find information and examples of the components of a comprehensive Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program: Encouragement, Education, Enforcement, Engineering and Evaluation. There are also specific resources and stories from communities throughout Oregon.
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| Program News & Information |
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The Oregon Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program administers federal funds received from the 2005 SAFETEA-LU transportation bill. The Oregon program received over $5 million in federal funds through the initial 2005-2009 period for projects at schools serving grades K-8.
The national Safe Routes to School Program has not been reauthorized but is operating on a continuing resolution. In Oregon, $4 million in infrastructure construction funds were awarded for 2012-2013. We are awaiting passage of the final Federal Transportation Bill before there will be another call for infrastructure applications.
The goals of the program are to increase the ability and opportunity for children to walk and bicycle to school; promote walking and bicycling to school and encourage a healthy and active lifestyle at an early age; and facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution within two miles of the school.
Two groups of funding are available through the SRTS program,
1) Infrastructure projects within two miles of the school, for more information.
2) Non-infrastructure activities; education, encouragement, and traffic enforcement activities within two miles of the school. (RFP not currently available).
Infrastructure projects chosen for funding will be selected through a statewide competitive process based on written applications and field review. Local matching funds are not required to receive and award. Infrastructure applications and information available at: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/LGS/srts.shtml.
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| Action Plan Template |
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Complete the Oregon Action Plan Template
An approved Action Plan must be received for every school K-8 that is affected by the project proposal at the time of application. The Plan initiates evaluation and community involvement activities that prepare the school to seek SRTS project funds through the state program, or to implement SRTS projects and activities with other funding sources.
2011 Oregon SRTS Action Plan Template
Student Tally Form
Parent Survey Form
Encuesta Sobre Caminar y Andar En Bicicleta a la Escuela - Para Padres
Walkability Assessment
Bikeability Assessment
Student Hand Tally and Parent Survey forms
The National Center for Safe Routes to School clearinghouse is the source for the forms. If you cannot download the forms from this webpage, the hand tally, parent survey, form instructions and data tools descriptions are available at www.saferoutesinfo.org or under the NCSRTS Resources (Evaluation) topic. The returned tally forms and survey forms may be input directly online at http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/data-central or you may opt to mail in your surveys to the national SRTS clearinghouse. For more information, visit the NCSRTS Resources (Evaluation) topic.
Recommendations developed from the Action Plan will range from infrastructure improvements to programmatic actions (education and encouragement, and enforcement). The SRTS Program highly encourages infrastructure project applicants to also consider non-infrastructure (education, enforcement, evaluation) components.
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| SRTS Curriculum Now Available |
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Oregon Safe Routes to School Pedestrian Curriculum
Neighborhood Navigators is an Oregon Safe Routes to School Curriculum that teaches grades k-3 pedestrian safety education and encourages students grades 4-8 to look at their travel options and their impacts to the community. It is divided into the Introduction and three modules, grades K-3, grades 4-5, and grades 6-8. The educational content of Neighborhood Navigators is aligned with Oregon Education Standards for the appropriate grade, and many of the lessons meet other subject standards. You are welcome to download the curriculum.
Introduction (pdf)
K-3 (pdf)
Workbook (pdf)
Workbook -Spanish (pdf)
4-5 (pdf)
Workbook (pdf)
6-8 (pdf)
Workbook (pdf)
Every Corner is a Crosswalk (Animated Clip)
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| Safe Routes to School Matters |
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Only a generation ago, children routinely
traveled around their neighborhoods either on
foot or by bike. Today, fewer children are walking and biking and more parents are driving. In 1969, 42% of children 5 to 18 years of age walked or bicycled to school. In 2001, the rate fell to 16% (CDC, 2005). This trend of children replacing a routine of physical activity with motor-powered transportation has led to lifestyle changes that impact children, families, schools, neighborhoods and the broader community. Less foot-powered transportation means more motor vehicle traffic around schools, leading to increased traffic congestion which negatively impacts the walking and bicycling environment. SRTS programs are part of the solution to increase physical activity and improve unsafe walking and bicycling conditions.
Safe Routes to School programs encourage children grades k-8 to walk and bike safety to school. In Oregon, elementary-age children living within a mile of school and middle school-age children living within 1.5 miles of school typically are not eligible to receive bus service. Safe Routes to School program efforts are directed to these students and are built around 5'E's:
Education
Encouragement
Enforcement
Engineering
Evaluation.
Safe Routes to School School proponents promote walking and biking for the health/wellness and physical activity benefits; potential to lower traffic congestion around schools; potential to increase air quality around schools. Information about the Safe Routes to School National efforts can be found at: www.saferoutesinfo.org. Information on Safe Routes to School non-profit National Partnership, a network of 400 plus organizations, government agencies, schools and professionals working together to advance the SRTS movement in the US can be found at www.saferoutespartnership.org
Oregon Modes of School Commuting by Children
A Team Approach to Safe Routes to School Builds "Kidical Mass"
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| Walk and Bike to School Day |
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More than 180 schools around the state are participating in this year’s international "Walk and Bike to School Day" on October 5, 2011. Whether it’s an entire community event or parents meeting at a park to walk with their kids, participating in this event shows the many benefits of walking or biking to school, such as finding a safe route, getting some exercise and just having fun!
Below are some materials you can use to help promote walking and biking in your community.
Look Out for Kids Poster (154 KB PDF)
Audio
Rise and Shine (mp3)
For more information and to find out who is participating in Oregon, visit the Walk + Bike website. www.walknbike.org.
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| Safe Routes Facts |
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National Facts
*According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) "Traffic Safety Facts", since 1995, 1509 people nationally have died in school transportation -related crashes-- an average of 137 fatalities per year. Most of the people who lost their lives in those crashes (70%) were occupants of other vehicles involved. Non-occupants (pedestrians, bicyclists, etc.) accounted for 22 percent of the deaths, and occupants of school transportation vehicles accounted for 8 percent.
*Since 1995, 170 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19) have died in school transportation-related crashes. Nearly two-thirds (65%) were killed by school buses, 5 percent by vehicles serving as school buses, and 30 percent by other vehicles involved in the crashes. Nearly one-half (49%) of all school-age pedestrians killed in school transportation- related crashes were between the ages of 5 and 7.
Oregon Facts
Click on the links below to view charts showing trends regarding Oregon bicyclist and pedestrian crashes with motor vehicles, involving 5-14 year-olds both statewide and in school zones.
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Hour
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Day
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Month
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Hour
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Day
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Month
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