Healthy Beginnings

Or how to build active transportation into your

community by starting with kids!

Safe Routes to School NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

Robert Ping Technical Assistance Program Manager

Safe Routes to School NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

ª  Technical Assistance – CPPW, TARC, communities around the U.S.

ª  State Network Project - Policy Change in over 30 States ª  Congressional SRTS Task Force ª  Portland SRTS Program Manager ª  Oregon SRTS Technical Assistance

ª  Bicycle Safety Education – Oregon, California ª  SF Bay Area: Policy, Bicycle Advocacy, Earn-a-Bike, Youth Mentoring, Youth Education, Environmental Advocacy, Smart Growth ª  Various national committees: School Siting, Diversity, Childhood Obesity, National Physical Plan, Bicycle Education, Bicycle-Friendly Communities

Robert Ping Technical Assistance Program Manager

Promo%ng  safe  walking  and  bicycling  is  an  ideal  strategy  to  increase  physical  ac%vity  

Safe Routes to School Movement is Growing! •  Over 14,000 schools in US! •  Maturing, Policy Change, Institutionalizing, Best Practices

Parent Survey Data – 2007-2012

Walking: morning = 27% increase Walking: afternoon = 24% increase School support for walking and bicycling = 33%

"    Over  $1  billion  2005-­‐2012  "  Each  state  received  at  least  

$1  million/year  "  MAP-­‐21  removed  dedicated  

SRTS  program  funding  "  We  are  now  compe%ng,  but  

we  have  momentum!  

Federal Funding

"    TAP  Program  "    Add  SRTS  into  large  projects  

"    Get  People  onto  ACT’s  "    Site  Visits  "    Go  Local!  

"    Corporate,  health,  insurance    

Oregon Funding

Local Example: Portland, Oregon

Policies Make Portland a Walkable/Bikeable City

• Bike and Pedestrian Facilities

• Bicycle Safety Education

• Traffic Calming

• Air Pollution Reduction

• Urban Growth Boundary

• Infill/Transit-Oriented Development

• Travel Smart/Transportation Options

• Economic Savings = $2.6B per year

Local Example: Portland, Oregon

2004: Increase in fines creates revenue

2005: Pilot SRTS program starts at 8 elementary schools

2006: Program adds 11 new schools

2008: Program goes citywide – 80 schools and growing

 " Strong  equity  

component  " Indicator  Goals  " Project  Criteria  

" Direc%ve  Policies  " Evalua%on  " Stakeholder  involvement  

 

•  No Minimum Acreage Standard

•  Partner with City/County

•  Include in Land Use Planning

•  School as Center of Community

School Siting: Community-Centered Schools

Shared Use Agreements ª A principal unlocks the school gate after hours so

neighbors can shoot hoops or play ball on evenings and weekends.

ª A school and swim team share a pool.

ª A school opens its soccer field to a local league for weekend games.

ª A YMCA opens its gym to the local PE teacher so students have a place to exercise.

jointuse.org

A Complete Streets policy requires the consideration of all road users when updating or building roads: pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, the able, the disabled, the young and the old.

Health Impact Assessments (HIA) “a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population” - CDC

healthimpactproject.org

Our Speakers

ª Shane Rhodes – SRTS Program Manager City of Eugene ª Scott Batson, Transportation Engineer City of Portland ª Jay Renkins – Director of Urban Planning Services MIG, Inc.