Statewide Safe Routes to School ProgramsTaking it to the next level and beyond

Jen Cole  Dave Janis Ellie TaylorSR2S Program Director SR2S Program Manager Community OrganizerFeet First Bicycle Alliance of WA Feet Firstjen@feetfirst.info davej@bicyclealliance.org ellie@feetfirst.info

ProWalk/ProBike 2008Seattle, WA

While on this slide, find out about audience:

SR2S practitioners?  Parents? Public Design?  School Professionals?  Public Safety?

Expertise:  new / midling / experienced?

How many working on the state level?

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Why SR2S?

Bullet 2:  have any Seattleites noticed that this week?  I ride a highschool and jr high on my ride to work.  The drop‐off is more diffuse:  dad, DON’T drive up to the door, 3 blocks away is just fine….  But on the arterials, THAT’s where you notice the increased volumes, speeds, and danger.  It’s interesting to me how, on foot or bike, the personalities of the drivers around you really come out.  You can see, smell, hear aggression.  As a bike commuting adult, I know it’s time for me to alter my route to my fall route.  But,

Bullet 3 – our kids don’t have the opportunity to know the world in that way.

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SRTS At the grassroots

Mention E’s

This is what the grassroots looks like, after 3 years of wheel inventing.  Bringing coordination to a higher level, we hope to spread the seeds wider, have them grow faster and healthier. 

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How it came into being

State Center Structure and Services

Dave discuss. 

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www.saferoutes‐wa.org

Ellie.  Mention:

News

Quotes

Community contacts

Audiences

Stories and resources

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Safe routes stories for different audiences

Ellen may be in audience

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www.saferoutes‐wa.org

Jen:  back to home page to show school share

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Contact families Contact families near younear you

Create your own Create your own routeroute

Put icons on your Put icons on your mapmap

SchoolShare

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As you walk and bike As you walk and bike more, you get to more, you get to higher levels with higher levels with your childyour child

Log your trips and Log your trips and routes and total routes and total distancedistance

SchoolShare

State Center Structure and Services

Jen to discuss networking and Resources

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Desire & Need

Dave to talk about lessons learned

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Potential

• Do you have a statewide/regional SR2S network, or potential to create one?

• Who are your partners? Who else could be?• What barriers might you encounter?• What needs would you choose to address, and how?

• What would your statewide/regional center look like?

Break out into groups to see about these questions

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Statewide Safe Routes to School ProgramsTaking it to the next level and beyond

Jen Cole  Dave Janis Ellie TaylorSR2S Program Director SR2S Program Manager Community OrganizerFeet First Bicycle Alliance of WA Feet Firstjen@feetfirst.info davej@bicyclealliance.org ellie@feetfirst.info

ProWalk/ProBike 2008Seattle, WA

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