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Webinar - March 18 &19, 2008

"Starting a SRTS Program with Zero Funds"

By, Ian Thomas, Executive Director, The PedNet Coalition

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Getting a Safe Routes to School Program up and running might seem like a difficult task, and one that would require funding that many organizations or community members do not have. However, by gathering the right people together, and harnessing their enthusiasm and energy, you can succeed in launching an effective SRTS program in your community with zero funds.

This 60 minute presentation shares the successes of the Columbia, Missouri based organization, PedNet’s Safe Routes to School Program. You will learn how to overcome starting with zero funds to accomplish things such as:

1. Walk-to-school days
2. A Walking School Bus Program
3. Pedestrian Safety and Bicycle Proficiency Courses
4. Bike Teams

The PedNet Coalition was started as an all-volunteer,
grass-roots group with the goal of promoting healthy lifestyles,
economic vitality, and a sustainable transportation system, through
an increased emphasis on active modes of travel for local
journeys. In eight years, more than 6,500 local residents have
signed up in support of this vision, public advocacy efforts have led
to new bike/ped/wheelchair friendly street design standards being
adopted, and the City of Columbia has been awarded a large, federal
grant for the non-motorized infrastructure. In 2003, PedNet started
a SRTS program in order to concentrate its encouragement and education efforts on children and families.

At the start of the call, Katy Jones of the National Center for Safe Routes to School will present a couple tips on how to work (at no direct cost) with the
media to promote your program and provide a case study on how a SRTS
program was able to co-promote with a local news station.

This webinar is part of the Safe Routes Coaching Action Network Webinar Series, developed by America Walks and the National Center for Safe Routes to School.

For more information on this program and future programs, please contact Michelle Gulley, at mgulley@americawalks.org.

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