Concerned about children's safety when walking or biking to school?
Are you also:
Looking to improve children's health, sense of self-confidence and independence by increasing the number of children walking or biking to school along safe routes? Concerned about liability issues or looking to engage county and city staff and local law enforcement in safe routes planning? Want to learn on the ground, practical lessons and activities that your school or community can implement now?
HumPAL and the City of Eureka
Invite You to Attend a
Safe Routes to School Summit
Summit presenter Nora Cody assists with SR2S efforts in nearly 100 Alameda County schools and is theSafe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Director for the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC).
When? June 3, 2008, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Participants are welcome to attend all or any part of the day. See agenda below.
How much? It's free - materials, lunch, and a walk provided! Wear comfortable shoes.
Where? Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka CA
RSVP by MAY 30, 2008 at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=160496
OR
Call Melanie Williams, Senior Planner, Humboldt Partnership for Active Living at 707-269-2055 or .
AGENDA
8-8:30 / Greetings, Registration, Coffee
8:30-9:30 / WHY LAUNCH A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM?
Welcome and introduction to Safe Routes Concepts, Goals, and Possibilities.
Small group activity: identifying SR2S opportunities
9:30-10:30 / THE JOURNEY: GETTING FROM HOME TO SCHOOL SAFELY
·  Environmental and Social Justice considerations, current Humboldt County processes for identifying bus routes, Remote drop off/walk-in, Walking School buses, Crossing guards, Stranger danger, ADA compliance, Other Liability issues
10:30-10:40 / Break
10:40-11:30 / InTEGRATING SR2S INTO STUDENT EDUCATION
·  Standards-linked curriculum and sample lesson plans
·  After school activities for academics and enrichment
11:30-12:10 / Q & A with LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
Panel of local transportation and school officials to answer follow-up questions from morning presentations
12:10-12:35 / Lunch provided
12:35-1:00 / Walk Demonstration of child pedestrian program
1:00-2:00 / TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
·  Explanation of School Travel Plans
·  Successful data collection methods (parent surveys, site audits, including samples)
·  International Walk to School Day & other encouragement events
2:00-2:20 / INTERACTIVE TRAVEL PLAN EXERCISE
ID strengths, barriers, strategies, and a calendar
2:20-3:20 / TAPPING COMMUNITY PARTNERS
·  Elements of successful partnership
·  Identifying all potential allies and collaborators
·  Using the school infrastructure (wellness, site councils, parent organizations)
·  Working with volunteers
Panel Discussion
Successful local recipients of SR2S funding
3:20-3:30 / Break
3:40-4:10 / Getting Started
·  Develop initial, workable draft school travel plans and calendar of action
·  "What's Your Headline?" exercise
4:10-4:30 / WHAT'S NEXT?
·  Sharing of great ideas and staying in touch
If you need assistance getting to or from the event or have any other needs, please contact us!
***Funding for this event is provided by The California Endowment and the City of Eureka***
PLEASE FORWARD THIS INVITE ON TO INTERESTED PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS!
School Personnel
Principals, transportation staff (bus drivers and crossing guards), school staff (teachers, after school program coordinators, playground monitors) Site and Wellness Council members, PTA/PTO members, interested parents, district administrators, and school board members
Law Enforcement
Community liaisons, bicycle police, DARE officers, School Law Enforcement Network members
City and County Staff
Public works staff, city engineers, community development, traffic safety committee members
Questions?Contact Melanie Williams, Senior Planner, Humboldt Partnership for Active Living, 707-269-2055,