SRTS Coaching Action Network Webinars

The National Center for Safe Routes to School partners with America Walks to offer a series of SRTS-related Webinars. The Safe Routes Coaching Action Network Webinars are designed to educate individuals and organizations on topics that will assist with successful outreach efforts.

Upcoming Webinars

Connecting Safe Routes to School and Health Register now!

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) has the potential for catalyzing a substantial improvement in transportation’s effect on health. Over 50 million students and nearly 5 million teachers travel to school each day.  Trips to school via walking or bicycling are on the decline. In 1969, 50% of children walked or bicycled to school, but by 2001, only 15% walked or bicycled.

This webinar will discuss how SRTS could provide a host of health benefits. Such as, how walking or bicycling to school can increase physical activity, provided children do not reduce other forms of activity. And how, by reducing automobile trips to school, less air pollution will be created, and by designing the infrastructure surrounding schools to support safe travel, trips made by walking or bicycling could be safer.

Presenters:

  • Arthur Wendel, M.D., M.P.H., Healthy Community Design Initiative, The National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
  • National Center for Safe Routes to School

When: Tues., Feb., 23, 2010, 2-3 p.m. EST

How: Register now!

Multi-Modal School Site Planning, Design and Transportation for Primary Grades

Note: This webinar is co-hosted by the National Center for Safe Routes to Schoool and ITE. It is not part of our CAN webinar series.

Through the use of case studies, this joint National Center for Safe Routes to School / ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers) webinar will focus on policy and planning at the site level. It will provide guidance for addressing existing and redevelopment school sites and for selecting new school sites. At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify key elements in developing a multi-modal school transportation plan.
  2. Recognize strategies that improve safety and encourage walking and cycling to school.
  3. Identify key consideration elements when selecting and designing a new school site.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, 12–1:30 p.m. EST

Cost: $25 The National Center is subsidizing the cost of the training so it's $25 per site (this means you can invite as many people to view as will fit into your space). Additional charge for more than one quiz for Professional Development Hours (for engineers).

How: To read a complete description and register, go to: http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_SRTS.asp


Past Webinars

School Bicycle & Walking Policies: Addressing Policies that Hinder and Implementing Policies that Help

Four presenters provide an overview of recent research regarding policy barriers, discuss the experience of Murch Elementary School in successfully changing policies, and provide information on resources and model policies.

The Real Cost of School Siting

Presented by Matthew Dalbey, US EPA & Renee Kuhlman, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Learning By Example from an Award Winning SRTS Program
Presented by Jim Kornish, Bear Creek Elementary, SR2S Program

SR2S: Teens Go Green Program
Presented by Aviva Joseph & Gwen Froh, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, Teen Coordinators

Safe Routes to School: A National View of Parent Attitudes and Student Travel
Presented by Austin Brown, National Center for Safe Routes to School

Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act within Safe Routes to School
Presented by Lois Thibault, US Access Board

Safe Routes to School in rural communities
Presented by Cookie Leffler, State SRTS Coordinator, Mississippi Department of Transportation

Engineering Treatments and Strategies for Safe Routes to School, Part II
Presented by:
David Parisi, PE, TE, Parisi Associates Transportation Consulting
Michael Cynecki, PE, Traffic Engineering Supervisor for the Phoenix Street Transportation Department

Engineering Treatments and Strategies for Safe Routes to School, Part I
Presented by:
David Parisi, PE, TE, Parisi Associates Transportation Consulting
Michael Cynecki, PE, Traffic Engineering Supervisor for the Phoenix Street Transportation Department

Turning Walk to School Day into a Year-Round Pedestrian Program
Presented by Sonja Atkins, Coordinator, Safe Kids Greater Sacramento

SRTS Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education
Presented by Somilia Smith, Project Coordinator, Mayor Daley's Ambassadors

SRTS Liability Issues
Presented by Jakob Helmboldt, VDOT and Tamberly Sufi, Toole Design Group

Taking it to the streets: Urban SRTS and New Jersey’s demonstration project
Presented by Elise Bremer-Nei, NJDOT and Tiffany Robinson, THE RBA Group

How to organize and run an SRTS event (step by step)
Presented by John Sweeney, PTA

Engaging Local Media to Promote Safe Routes to School
Presented by Katy Jones, National Center for Safe Routes to School

Physical Activity's Positive Effects on Learning
Presented by Rae Pica, Children's Physical Activity Specialist, Moving & Learning

Sidewalk Safety Smarts: WalkBoston's Guide to Safety Training for Second Graders
Presented by Karen Hartke, WalkBoston

Building Community Support for SRTS Programs
Presented by Dan Burden, Walkable Communities

Who Cares About Safe Routes? How to Make the Case in Your Community
Presented by Kit Keller and Linda Tracy, APBP

Starting a SRTS Program with Zero Funds
Presented by Ian Thomas, Executive Director, PedNet Coalition

"Collaborating with Low Income Communities of Color"
Presented by Tina Zenzola, WalkSanDiego, Safe and Healthy Communities Consulting

"Getting Your Story Out"
Presented by David Levinger, The Mobility Education Foundation