Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee meets on July 17

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Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee to hold virtual meeting Thursday, July 17 

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July 10, 2025

For media inquiries, please contact Jenny Cherrytree, 503-307-3729

The Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee will meet virtually from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025 to discuss proposed changes to the Safe Routes to School Education Tiers for 2026. Read the full agenda here.

Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee
Thursday, July 17, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
Location: Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3835494723 

Public Comment

A designated public comment time takes place near the beginning of each meeting. People wishing to testify or otherwise present information to the committee are encouraged to: 

  • Notify Katrina Smith 48 hours ahead of time with a written copy of your public comment.
  • Limit testimony to one to three minutes depending on the number of public comments, recognizing that substance, not length, determines the value of testimony or written information.
  • To mail comments in, please use this address: Attn: Katrina Smith, SRTS Program Coordinator, Oregon Department of Transportation, 355 Capitol St NE, MS43 Salem, OR 97301 

About the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee 

The Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee includes about 15 volunteers appointed by the ODOT director. Members represent various topics and organizations, including health, equity, Safe Routes to School practitioners, school district pupil transportation, the Oregon Department of Education, the League of Oregon Cities, the Association of Oregon Counties, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, each ODOT region, law enforcement, ODOT, small cities, the Oregon Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and the Oregon Transportation Safety Committee. The committee meets at least quarterly and is charged with recommending projects for funding in ODOT’s Safe Routes to School Construction and Education Grant Programs. The committee advises the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT. 

Meetings are open to everyone

Accommodations will be provided for individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please email Roberto Coto, or call statewide relay at 7-1-1 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Reasonable accommodations such as assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters and materials in large print or audiotape will be provided as needed.