Iowa Safe Routes to School just got back from collaborating on Bike Rodeo in Wilton with Wellmark Healthy Hometown and Wilton PTO. We were excited to get out and help educate the kids because this particular event had been postponed due to COVID concerns in the community. Respectfully, we understood and worked with school staff …
2021 has been a great year for Iowa Safe Routes to School. We’ve worked with new schools and organizations throughout the state. In fact, our biggest successes of 2021 came from working with local organizations willing to step in and host bike rodeos and safety education throughout Iowa. Due to this overwhelming success, Iowa Safe …
Earlier this year Iowa Safe Routes to School Reached out to the City of Stanton to learn more about the recreational trail being built on public land around the community. We had heard great things and wanted to know how we could help. Stanton, Iowa if you are unfamiliar is in southwest Iowa with a …
Over the last year, Iowa Safe Routes to School has been collaborating with Northwest Iowa Planning & Development Commission to improve biking and walking safety for kids Lyon, Sioux, Osceola, O’Brien, Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Emmet, and Palo Alto. During the past year, the bulk of the work has focused on Spirit Lake and Spencer. …
Last month we had the opportunity to do some bike safety education at the Oakridge Neighborhood in Des Moines. Oakridge is a 21st Century Learning Community Center which does a ton of fun summer education programming for the kids in the neighborhood. Iowa Safe Routes to School was excited to work with the staff. The …
