Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee to hold hybrid meeting May 29

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Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee to hold hybrid meeting May 29 to begin planning for 2026

Students biking in bike lane

May 22, 2025 

The Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee will meet in person at Eugene City Hall and online from 2:00–5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2025. Agenda and meeting details on joining the online meeting are available on the website. 

Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee
2:00–5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2025  

In-person location: Eugene City Hall, 500 E 4th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 

Public Comment 

If you wish to give testimony on any topic, including items not on the agenda, please sign up in the way provided at the meeting. 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. 

For media inquiries, please contact Anna Howe, 503-877-7101. 

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.