2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference
August 19-21, 2009
Chapel Hill, N.C., December 18, 2008 — Learn how Safe Routes to School programs across the country are changing the habits of an entire generation of schoolchildren and putting thousands of families two steps ahead of health and environmental concerns at the 2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference:
When: August 19-21, 2009
Where: Hilton Portland in Portland, Oregon
Please check regularly for more details and registration info: www.saferoutesconference.org.
There will be a pre-conference workshop (August 18, 2009) on health issues.
Thematic tracks during the conference will include:
- Transportation, infrastructure and safety
- Empowering families and youth
- Education and encouragement
- Health and evaluation
- Growing the SRTS movement
The Safe Routes to School National Conference is co-presented by the National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, with hosting and coordination by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland, Oregon.
For more information, please contact Raquel Rivas, National Center for Safe Routes to School, (919)962-5835, rivas@hsrc.unc.edu.
