Families join a PBOT traffic engineer
for a walkabout outside Trillium
Charter School on N. Interstate Ave.
(Photo © J. Maus)
for a walkabout outside Trillium
Charter School on N. Interstate Ave.
(Photo © J. Maus)
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation does a lot more than than just build bike infrastructure. They also have one of the best Safe Routes to Schools programs in the country and they do a bunch of free, bike-related outreach all year. Below are four events that you should take advantage of this month:
Safe Routes Discussions and Trainings
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Wednesday January 13th from 10:00-11:30am
Panel Discussion: Promoting Active Transportation at School
East Portland Community Police Center (737 SE 106th Ave)
Come engage in lively conversation and hear from three experienced school champions about successes and lessons learned in promoting walking and biking at their schools.
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Monday January 25th from 3:00-4:30pm
Training: Overcoming Inertia – Motivating your school community to get engaged in active transportation
St. Johns library branch (7510 N Charleston Ave)
Receive resources to help you engage your school in active transportation and engage in discussion with James John teacher, Jane Harold, about the innovative programs she has initiated.
Free Bike Tune-Ups for Students and Families
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“Have you been meaning to oil your bike chain or replace your brake pads? Does your flat bike tire need to be changed but you just don’t have the tools or the time to do it? Now is your chance!”
Saturday January 9 from 8:30am-2:00pm
Part of the Fix-it Fair at David Douglas High School (1001 SE 135th Ave)
Full details here
Saturday January 30 from 8:30am-2:00pm
Part of the Fix-It Fair at Parkrose High School (12003 NE Shaver St)
Full details here
Holy mackerel! Could they do something a little… [I] closer [/I] to town?!? LOL not sure how I’m going to get my flat tire bike well over a hundred blocks on a flat tire. 🙂
I’m just bein’ funny not seriously bashing. I plan on heading to my Downtown Portland neighborhood Bike Gallery to fix my flat in a couple days.
Aw shucks. Thanks Jonathan.
From the Safe Routes to School Portland Team
Break pads? As in: elbow and knee pads for break dancing?
Someday, a better spell check.
I though a “break pad” was a place to hang out when you’re on your safety break.
I sent a pained note to the city on language abuse, without checking for responses here. Attack it from two directions, I guess. I make typos on e-mails (and postings like this), but I damned well catch them before I upload them to my own web site.
wow. lots of comments about a mistake that I copy/pasted from PBOT. hope everyone feels better now that I’ve fixed it.