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.