by Matt Burkey | Jan 18, 2021
This month’s blog comes from SRTS partner Ashley Christensen at Upper Exploreland Regional Planning Commission. During the first week of January, she had the fortune to tag along with the Mechanic-Mill Street Walking School Bus on several mornings. Below are...
by Matt Burkey | Dec 11, 2020
Written by Ashley Christensen for the November Upper Explorerland Newsletter We wanted to take a moment and introduce you to our two partners working alongside us in the Iowa Safe Routes Partnership, a comprehensive program that assists communities with implementing...
by Matt Burkey | Nov 13, 2020
Iowa Safe Routes to School is excited to Welcome Brenda Vavroch to the team! Brenda is the Safe Routes to Schools Coordinator at Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG). INRCOG serves the six counties of Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw,...
by Matt Burkey | Oct 16, 2020
Often the hardest step is the first step. The same holds true for starting a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in your school, district, or community. So how do I start an SRTS program? If I could make one recommendation it would be to start a Walking Wednesday...
by Matt Burkey | Sep 14, 2020
New Hampton Walking School Bus- Fall 2019 Hi there! I am Ashley Christensen, and I’ve been involved with building Safe Routes efforts in six rural counties in Northeast Iowa for over eight years. Just like with every other aspect of our livelihoods right now, I am...
by Matt Burkey | Sep 14, 2020
This probably won’t come as a surprise to most reading this, but the 2021 Iowa Safe Routes to School Conference will be held online this year. Having recently attended the online Pro Bike, Pro Walk, Pro Place conference presented by the Project for Public Spaces...