The Iowa Safe Routes to School conference will focus on “Vision Zero for Youth.” In 2017, there were five fatalities of children under the age of 15; an alarming trend that must be reversed. We will start off with the University of Iowa’s Injury Prevention program. Pam Hoogerwerf, and her great team will discuss their exceptional program, and […]

IOWA—October 8th 2015— Iowa Safe Routes to School is partnering with Saris Cycling Group, a US manufacturer of bicycle racks and cycling training products, to organize the 4th Annual Fifth Grade National Bicycling Poster Contest.  The contest is asking 5th grade students to create a poster around the famous John F. Kennedy quote, “Nothing compares […]

Iowa Bicycle Coalition appoints Troy Carter as Safe Routes to School Coordinator The Iowa Bicycle Coalition announced today the appointment of North Liberty resident, Troy Carter, as their Safe Routes to School Director.  Mr. Carter brings a passion for cycling and many other skills to the organization. Mr. Carter is very familiar with the Safe […]

SRTS wants to help your school year start off right! View this email in your browser School is around the corner! The Iowa SRTS program wants your year to be memorable. It’s hard to believe that school is going to be starting here in just 3 weeks. Where did summer go? I wanted to get […]

Summer Break- Iowa Safe Routes to School Update View this email in your browser Summer is Here but we can still educate your kids on safe walking and biking. ————————————————————————Isn’t it weird how short summer break feels? I mean, I thought we just got started, but it’s already July and before we know it, school […]