The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is pleased to announce the hiring of Jared Morford as the new Safe Routes to School Program Manager. Safe Routes to School is a statewide program works with schools and communities to encourage children to safely bike and walk to school. Over the last ten years, Jared has previously worked in […]
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2019 Safe Routes to School Conference
EncouragementRegister Here! The Iowa Safe Routes to School conference is an annual conference providing insight, idea sharing, education, and programming. 6 years running, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition brings together partners and collaborators from across the state to coalless, learn, share ideas and best practices from advocates, and professionals. This year the Iowa Safe Routes […]
Superstar Alert!
SRTS Around Iowa BlogCommunity Volunteer Spotlight by April Bril Safe Routes to School coordinator Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission “Be the change you wish to see in the world” -Gandhi This is one of my all-time favorite quotes and I think it describes our amazing volunteer Julie Fischer perfectly. Julie has been helping kids in our community walk safely […]
Storm Lake and Cherokee
SRTS Around Iowa BlogThis photo was taken lakeside at Chatauqua Park, near downtown Storm Lake, minutes before the snow started to fly. Iowa Safe Routes to School (SRTS) spent some time in the surrounding areas recently making an effort to introduce communities in Northwest/ North Central Iowa to our program. So, we set up a few meetings, reserved a […]
Walk Bike Places 2018
UncategorizedLast week Iowa Safe Routes to School had the pleasure of attending the 2018 Walk, Bike, Places conference. This city, New Orleans, is full of vibrant culture, neighborhood passion, and many public spaces. While attending the conference Iowa Safe Routes to School(SRTS) attended 4 mobile workshops. Each of the mobile workshops showcased a different theme, […]