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Maximizing the Local Impact of Safe Routes to School:
Educating Local Elected Officials
Robert Ping Technical Assistance Director
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
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1. Understand Roles and Responsibilities 2. Survey Political Landscape
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Analyze Policy Landscape/Capitalize on Windows of Opportunity
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Data: Make the Case
Economy – NE: More bicycling jobs per mile than road projects Safety - New York City found that census tracts with Safe Routes to School interventions saw a 44 percent decline in school-aged pedestrian injury Health - children who walk or bicycle to school have higher daily levels of physical activity and better cardiovascular fitness than their counterparts Education – 2012 Danish study of 20,000 students showed that children who actively commute to school are better students Transportation - In 2009, American families drove 30 billion miles and made 6.5 billion vehicle trips to take their children to and from schools, representing 10-14 percent of traffic on the road during the morning commute
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Housekeeping
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Frame Your Message Find the Right Messenger
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Site Visits
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1. Designing the Event or Meeting
saferoutespartnership.org/national/engaging-congress-in-srts
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Surgeon general
Timing is Everything…
Friday, August 13, 2004 - 10am
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Housekeeping
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Strategies
• Allocate Funding for a Local Safe Routes to School Program
• Include Accommodations for Walking and Bicycling in
Planning Documents • Use a Local Complete Streets Approach • Use Fine-Based Mechanisms for Bicycling and Walking
Safety • Reduce Speeds and Support Crossing Guards • Maintain Full-Time Safe Routes to School and Bicycle
and Pedestrian Coordinators • Support Lower-Income Communities • Create Supportive Policies
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Los Angeles: SRTS Plan and Funds
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Portlandia! (Portland, Oregon)
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City Council – SRTS Hearing
Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership
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City Council – SRTS Hearing
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City Council – SRTS Hearing
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Thank You!
Robert Ping
Technical Assistance Director
Safe Routes to School National Partnership
(503) 289-0441