Imperial County Safe Routes to School Leadership Team Meeting

Photo Credit: Safe Routes to School National Partnership

The Imperial County Public Health Department is hosting the first Safe Routes to School Leadership Team meeting as part of efforts related to the California Community Transformation Initiative (CACTI).

Information will be shared related to the following:

• Current Safe Routes to School efforts
• Environmental changes that could be implemented in Imperial County to improve infrastructure
• Organizational practices that support safe walking/bicycling to and from school and other neighborhood destinations

Details:

Monday, June 4th, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Imperial County Public Health Dept
Training Center (9th St. Entrance)
935 Broadway, El Centro CA 922343

For more information or to RSVP, contact Laura Apodaca at (760) 482-4473 or via email.

What does the National Household Travel Survey tell us?

The 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) from the Federal Highway Administration is a dataset which inventories the daily travel choices of the nation while allowing website users to quantify, analyze, organize, and interpret the mode share data to fit their needs. This most recent update has an added focus on nonmotorized travel choices. The information obtained from the website allows researchers and others in a wide variety of fields to display relationships between transportation and other aspects of their lives.  Per 2009 NHTS California data, we now know 25% of Californians walk (23%) and or bike (2%) to school.

Gathering Community Support – Eagle Rock Takes Back the Boulevard

Take Back the Boulevard is an initiative created by residents to improve the quality of life in Eagle Rock through equalizing the mode share on Colorado Boulevard. In Eagle Rock, Colorado Boulevard is the main thoroughfare, a 6 lane roadway connecting major highways and freeways. A more equitable mode share on Colorado Boulevard will facilitate more transportation options and economic opportunities. On the Boulevard, 83% of the distance between one store front to another – 120 feet – is dedicated to vehicular traffic only. Of the 120 feet of public space, including sidewalks and roads, pedestrians and bicyclists are confined to 20 feet of area.

City Lites 9th Annual Inner City Sports Festival and Health Fair

City Lites presents the 9th Annual “Inner City Sports and Health Fair” on May 26th in Jesse Owens Park in West Los Angeles.

City Lites’ mission is to promote health, nutrition and physical fitness awareness to all youth and adults, with emphasis on people who physically challenged, dealing with obesity, or diabetes related health problems throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.

Details:

• When: Saturday, May 26, Mowbray 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Contact: (323) 500-5119
• 5-Mile Bike, Skateboard, and Wheelchair Tour:* Start from Earvin (Magic) Johnson Park at 905 E. El Segundo Blvd, Los Angeles
• 23-Mile Bike Tour: Start from Jesse Owens Park at 9651 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles

*Note:

The five-mile ride begins at Earvin Magic Johnson Park and ends at Jessie Owens Park. Parents should follow youth riders to the finish line for pick-up. Shuttles will NOT be provided to take riders to the start of the route. You must bring your own bicycle and helmet to participate.

June Southern California Network Meeting

Please join us Thursday, June 14th via conference call from 10-11am for our Safe Routes to School Southern California Network Meeting.  All are welcome and invited to join. Please note, we hold these meetings monthly, on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 9-10am.

Details:
Thursday, June 14th from 10-11 am
Conference Call Number: 866-394-4146
Guest Code: 878934528#
*4 mute/unmute

Bay Area Health in Transportation (BAHT) Collaborative Meeting May 16

Join the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and TransForm to ensure transportation policy is infused with a concern for the health and well-being of all the Bay Area’s communities.

Please register now by clicking here

Details:
Wednesday, May 16, from 10-11 am
Call-in number: (559) 726-1200
Access code: 116936#
Mute option is *6, unmute is *6
Webinar link (optional): http://www.instantpresenter.com/saferoutesurl4

May Meeting – Southern California Network

Please join us Thursday, May 10th via conference call from 9-10am for our Safe Routes to School Southern California Network Meeting.  All are welcome and invited to join. Please note, we hold these meetings monthly, on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 9-10am.

Details:
Thursday, May 10th from 9-10 am
Conference Call Number: 866-394-4146
Guest Code: 878934528#
*4 mute/unmute

May – Joint Use and Community Based Schools Action Team Meeting

Joint Use and Community Based Schools Action Team Meeting

Meeting via conference call on  Wednesday May 9, 2-3 pm. 

Conference Call Number: 1-866-394-4146
Access Code: 553816012#
Mute/unmute: *4

Host the 4th Safe Routes to School National Conference in Your City

The most recent Safe Routes Conference’s theme held in 2011 and hosted by Minneapolis, MN

We are excited to announce that the National Center for Safe Routes to School and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership are now seeking proposals from host agencies to organize the 4th Safe Routes to School National Conference in August 2013. Hosting the National Conference will bring national recognition to the host organization and host city as leaders in Safe Routes to School, and provide a boost to the local economy as hundreds of attendees come to your town. Being the host agency for the National Conference can also build more local support for your Safe Routes to School program and strengthen ties with local stakeholders.

Read more about bringing the 2013 Safe Routes to School National Conference to your city on Brooke Driesse’s Safe Routes to School National Partnership blog post.

State Action Team Meeting – SRTS Funding and Obligation in CA

Please consider joining our Statewide Action team on Funding and Obligation Rates. We will have updates on efforts to see California obligate 100% of Safe Routes to School funds in 2012. This is a huge effort that requires coordinated efforts from Caltrans, Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Center (TARC), local jurisdictions and many other critical partners.

Tuesday May 8th 2-3pm
Conference Call Number: 1-866-394-4146
Access Code: 553816012#
Mute/unmute: *4

This is a focused effort to see awarded Safe Routes to School funds obligated, and implemented in a timely manner.  All are invited and encouraged to join, especially Cycle 3 awardees and Caltrans DLAE staff.

Agenda: Introductions,  Updates from Caltrans Dawn Foster from Caltrans headquarters, and Patti Horsley from TARC, Group Discussion