Safe Routes to School Policy Development Workshop

with the Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Are you interested in Safe Routes to School? Transportation safety? Liability? Making Safe Routes to School a priority for school districts, cities, and counties?!

Policies specific to student safety and health goals are an integral part of successful and sustainable Safe Routes to School programs. Policies are a great way to make sure that Safe Routes principles, programs, and practices remain even after funding for a program runs out. Bus safety practices, periodic data collection, pick-up and drop-off procedures, walk and bike to school days, etc. can all be supported by policy. This workshop will teach you how to create, enact and implement policies at all levels that support active and healthy community environments that encourage safe walking and bicycling by children.

Join the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, WALKSacramento, and SACOG for a hands on workshop to learn how to incporporate student safety and health goals and programs into:

• School wellness, transportation and district policies
• General plans and other city and county planning documents

• Lean how to work with school districts to get policies enacted
• Learn how to navigate liability concerns within your Safe Routes to School work

Workshop Instructor:

Sara Zimmerman
Safe Routes to School National Partnership:

Sara Zimmerman serves as Technical Assistance Director for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. As Technical Assistance Director, Sara works to support communities in obtaining the resources and advice they need to increase physical activity and safe walking and bicycling for children and adults. Sara oversees the work of the technical Assistance team in providing high quality assistance and advice to low income communities and other communities of different sizes and in different regions across the country.

Sara is a nationally recognized leader in Safe Routes to School policy and liability. Sara has presented to national audiences on the subject of policy development and advocacy. Sara played an integral role in developing a Safe Routes to School policy builder toolkit that will be showcased at the workshop.

Event information:

• The event will be held at the Sierra 2 Community Center at 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
• The event will start at 10:00am and end at 2:30pm.
• Coffee and Lunch will be provided
• Registration and parking is free
• Please bring a laptop or tablet if possible. The workshop will include an interactive session with the Safe Routes to School policy builder toolkit.

Questions?

Please contact Kirin Kumar at WALKSacramento for additonal questions and concerns

(916) 446-9255

srts@walksacramento.org