The Eugene Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, led by the 4J School District, promotes active transportation through community collaboration among city, district, university, and community members. The program includes encouragement initiatives like Walk + Bike Day, educational activities, enforcement measures, and engineering improvements to enhance walkability and bikeability for students. With ongoing evaluations and a commitment to policy changes, the program seeks to sustain its impact beyond grant funding.

1. Eugene SRTS Program A Team Effort led by the 4J School District Encouraging Active Transportation for the City of the Arts & Outdoors. Department of PPPM

2. School District Information Willamette Valley 155 Square Miles 17,000 Students 26 Elementary 13 Middle 8 High 3 Charter Schools Started in 1854

3. Eugene SRTS Program History of Bicycle & Pedestrian projects from the ‘70s Current program started at a pilot school as federal funding for SRTS became available A team was formed to bring together City, District, University, & community members Mission: Eugene Safe Routes to School is a community approach to encourage and enable more people to walk and bike to school safely.

4. District Approach Projects the school district is working on to increase the walkability and bikeability for our students Encouragement- Freiker,Walk + Bike Day, Kidical Mass & More ! Education- BikeEducation & GEARs/BTA Enforcement- Speed Checks & the Police Engineering- DesignBridge & the City of Eugene Evaluation- Surveys, tallies, and reviews

5. The Fre quent B iker Program encourages more biking through encouragement and rewards. Encouragement :

6. Walk & Bike Day (and more) Third Wednesday of October 29 Eugene Schools Participated up from 8 two years ago. Spring - Green Week: Walk & Roll Day before Earth Day. Summer- Bike Day & Blackberry Jamboree Every day- walking school buses and bike trains. Encouragement :

7. Encouragement & Education : A family fun ride! It’s not critical…. it’s Kidical! We follow the rules of the road, share our secret backroads, have fun, review safety tips, and end with ice cream (or a healthy treat)! www.kidicalmass.org

8. Education Education in the classroom & to the parents Certified LCI’s with a model Bike Ed program at our pilot school and an expanding Bike/Ped Ed program

9. Enforcement Speed readers Officer enforcement Crossing guards

10. Building better bike parking through student input and community build. Working with students to design and build new facilities. Engineering:

11. Infrastructure Changes with the City & District Working with school SRTS Committees to build a better active transportation environment throughout the community Walkability & Bikeability Studies and Mapping Engineering: Lack of crosswalk Family School Road Diet and Pedestrian Improvements- 3 area schools

12. Evaluation What is working and what should be changed. Policy changes at the District level. Wellness Policy Bike Education Transportation Policy changes that encourage active transportation Resources for Schools: Program manager and SRTS Team assistance. New website with maps, contacts, & local SRTS Toolkit. Challenge- continuation beyond grant funding.

13. Thank you. Shane Rhodes Eugene Safe Routes to School Eugene School District 4j [email_address]