Pedestrian-related fatalities among adults in the American Indian community are significantly higher than those of Caucasians or African Americans — 3.5 times higher. For children, the numbers are even more shocking with the fatality rate being four times that of the overall population.
The National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership presented the 1st Safe Routes to School National Conference, November 5–7, in Dearborn, Michigan.
Attended by a sell-out crowd of 400 people from around the U.S., the conference included Safe Routes to School local practitioners from a variety of disciplines including law enforcement, education, government, transportation, engineering and others.
The following is a brief compilation of Safe Routes to School-related news stories from across the country. Web links to the following news stories are time sensitive, so some stories may not be accessible after the initial publication date or may require registration.
There's a new way to get the latest news and resources from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC), the federal pedestrian and bicycle clearinghouse housed within HSRC. You can now become a fan of PBIC on Facebook. Regular wall updates will feature news from PBIC and the pedestrian and bicycle community, links to newly developed resources and tools, the latest research, training opportunities, and invitations to upcoming events.
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The ability to offer schools lesson plans and curricula that are ready to use makes it much easier for Safe Routes to School concepts to be integrated into the classroom. Free, downloadable resources are available from a variety of sources. Resources are grouped by whether the focus is pedestrian and bicycle safety skills or the environmental benefits of walking and bicycling. See www.walktoschool.org.
A delegation of engineers, doctors, lawyers and child safety advocates from Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, recently spent several weeks in the U.S. to learn strategies for improving traffic safety. The project was sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and hosted by the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore.
