Bike/Ped News: Safe Routes funding opportunities, map survey, see you at the AT Summit, training/workshops and more

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Funding opportunities abound with Safe Routes to School programs!

April 2019

Welcome to the Pedestrian & Bicycle Programs newsletter! This quarterly update will share opportunities to give us your feedback on plans and projects, learn about project milestones, funding opportunities and upcoming events, and discover other resources related to growing and supporting our bicycle and pedestrian programs across the state. Please share this newsletter with others who might be interested, and we invite you to learn more. (Click here to manage your subscriptions.)

First up: May 31 is the deadline to apply for TWO Safe Routes to School programs: the Non-infrastructure program and the Project Identification program. Target audiences for these grants are representatives of schools, cities, counties, tribes and transit districts.

Program updates

Join us at the Oregon Active Transportation Summit, April 25 in Portland

Each year, the Oregon Active Transportation Summit brings together walking and biking professionals and advocates for inspiring mobile workshops, info sessions, keynote speakers and networking. Join our Ped/Bike Program Manager Jessica Horning for “The Bike Bill” session at 9:45 a.m.; our Region 4 Active Transportation Liaison Chris Cheng at “Creating Bike Networks," 1:00 p.m.; and our Active Transportation Research Coordinator Josh Roll at a presentation titled, “Evaluating Pedestrian and Bike Systems,” at 1:00 p.m. - plus much more!

Safety Division's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program updates

Walk+Roll: Walk+Roll is a statewide program that helps create active transportation options going to and from school. We offer technical and incentive support to schools who sign up for statewide and national Walk+Roll events including the Walk+Roll May Challenge. Have you joined our Facebook group yet? We'll share information about the May Challenge, and we want to hear from you about your events! Connect with others to share tips and tricks and keep up with what's happening around the state. Get details on The Street Trust website.

Have you used ODOT's Bike Maps?

Each year, we distribute over 20,000 Oregon State Bicycle Maps and Oregon Coast Bike Route Maps. These maps are available free via ODOT’s Pedestrian & Bicycle Program website and partners across the state. Let us know what you think of ODOT’s bicycling maps by completing a brief, 6-question survey. We will use your responses to inform future updates.

Safe Routes to School: See our virtual workshop; get some training in Redmond!

ODOT’s Safe Routes to School program includes both the Infrastructure and Non-infrastructure program elements. If you missed one of our workshops on how to apply, watch this recorded one, and we look forward to hearing from you.

FOR NEW (ISH) coordinators and active transportation practitioners: Join us in Redmond on June 24. Representatives from Commute Options and The Street Trust will present a training to all interested in Safe Routes to School programming. This is ideal for new or interested coordinators and active transportation practitioners. See the website for details.

Oregon Friendly Driver: This is the second year of the Oregon Friendly Driver program. Our goal is to make this a statewide program where drivers can take a free 60-90 minute interactive class to learn the safest ways to use the road with people walking or riding bikes. Classes are presented by Commute Options, The Street Trust and the Lane Council of Governments. We are currently offering these classes through local partners, businesses and community classes through driver education, professional drivers, police, city staff, and general community education.

Resources for you

Curb ramp mapping tool now available

Our complete statewide inventory of ADA curb ramps and pedestrian push button inventory is now available via an online mapping tool: TransGIS. This tool allow users to map and analyze ODOT curb ramps along with other transportation system assets all across the state.

Maps, booklets, brochures, oh my!

Looking for Bike Safety Month materials? Between our Transportation Safety Division and our GIS Maps Team, we have things you can use to promote safety, in teaching situations, for handing out at events, etc.: posters, brochures, flyers, manuals, maps and more. These are all aimed at helping you and everyone else out there - from no wheels to four - navigate safely.

Upcoming events, training and more

Oregon Active Transportation Summit: Portland, April 25-26.
Safe Routes to School Grant Program Workshop: Portland, April 26, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., ODOT Building, 123 NW Flanders, Rooms A/B.
BIKE CHALLENGE! It's the whole month of May: Every Body. Every Ride Counts.
Oregon Parks & Recreation Grant: cycle opens April 1; applications due June 15.
Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit: Bend, May 13-14.
Travel Oregon Competitive Small Grants: cycle opens May 20; applications due June 19.
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee:Bend, May 21-22.
Oregon Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee: Salem, May 29.
Transportation Options Group of Oregon: statewide meeting, The Dalles, June 21.
FREE Oregon Summer Transportation Institute for High School Students: Klamath Falls, June 23-29.
FREE Oregon Summer Transportation Institute for High School Students: Portland, June 23-29.
PSU Active Transportation in the Netherlands course: Utrecht, Netherlands, June 23-30.
Oregon Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee: Salem, July 9.
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Web meeting, July 10.
FREE Oregon Summer Transportation Institute for High School Students: Portland, July 14-20.
PSU Comprehensive Bikeway Design course: Portland, July 15-19.
PSU Planning for Active Transportation course: Portland, July 21-23.
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Portland, August 14.
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals Conference: Portland, August 25-28.
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: Salem, Oct. 9.
Oregon Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee: Salem, Oct. 21.
Oregon Public Transportation Conference: Seaside, TBD, October.
Oregon Trails Summit: TBD, October.

Learn more about ODOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. See what's happening with the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Note: Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public and accommodations for people with disabilities can be made available; materials in alternate format can also be made available. Contact the Bike/Ped Program at 503-986-3555 or statewide relay 7-1-1.