Cycling education in local schools isn’t new — the City of Portland has been helping students learn bike safety skills since 2005. With partners like The Street Trust, the transportation bureau educates hundreds of elementary students through their Safe Routes to School program. This year they plan to graduate the program up to middle school.
As classes begin for thousands of students around Oregon today, schools around the state will get a bit safer thanks to $2.3 million in projects announced yesterday.
“Kids coming to this school need an elevated skillset to navigate these streets.”
A helpful blueprint for tackling school zone chaos.
$16 million statewide.
This is exactly what many people were worried about.
At city council on Wednesday the Portland Bureau of Transportation will request support for a grant to the Oregon Department of Transportation to fund three Safe Routes to School projects in east Portland.
It’s part of the $5.3 billion transportation package passed in 2017.
88 projects are queued up for construction.
There’s money on the table.
Respect bikes and students will respect them too.
Navigating safe routes in life and work.