Colleen Synk, Author at Safe Routes to School

2024 Bike & Roll to School Day Reflections

Congratulations to all who helped to make Bike and Roll to School Day (BR2SD) a huge success. Whether you celebrated on May 8 or another day, we are grateful for your participation in highlighting the importance of safe, active travel. The event is important because it offers a chance for the community to take notice [...]

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Portland infrastructure improvements increases student safety

Student using new crossing and light improvement in front of St. Patrick Catholic School The quaint and picturesque mid-Michigan city of Portland is known as the "City of Two Rivers" as it is nestled between the Grand River and the Looking Glass River. It is home to nearly 4,000 residents with students that attend Portland

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Help Us Welcome Erin

Safe Routes to School Program Coordinator Erin Paskus comes to us with a strong experience in food systems nonprofits, most recently as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Outreach Coordinator with the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Driven by Erin's passion to build collaborative relationships that encourage community participation, Erin employs proactive community engagement methods to ensure

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Bike and Roll to School Day graphic with text stating join us May 8, 2024 with a bike wheel as the dot of the "I" and a bike trailing off the "E" in Bike, a skate board near "and", a wheelchair before the "R" in Roll, roller skates before the to, and a scooter near the "D" in day.

Bike and Roll to School Day 2024

Celebrate Bike and Roll to School Day on Wednesday, May 8! Join children and adults around the nation to celebrate the joy of bicycling. Celebrated worldwide since 1997, the goal of the event is to encourage children and teens to be more active on their school commute. Join us by registering your school for Bike and Roll to

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Spring Forward, Look Back

As we spring ahead into the year, let's pause for a moment to reflect on our past accomplishments. Through our collective talents, strengths, and collaboration, Safe Routes to School programming and projects in Michigan are making a difference by making it safer and easier for students to walk, bike, and roll to school. Thank you!

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Michigan Health Endowment Fund RFP

Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) is a philanthropic foundation whose mission is "to improve the health and wellness of Michigan residents, with special emphasis on the health and wellness of children and seniors, while reducing the cost of healthcare." The Health Fund's 2024 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Initiative is now open for projects that

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Transportation Bonanza 15 Reflections

This year’s Transportation Bonanza brought together professionals in transportation, planning, and public health to learn about Safe Routes to School and active transportation. Held in person for the first time since 2020, the full-day conference gave us all the opportunity to gather, collaborate, connect, and reconnect with one another on a deeper level. Our team

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Sharing the Love

Our goal to get more students out walking, biking, and rolling to and from school could not be achieved without the incredible people and organizations putting in their time and effort to support bicyclists and pedestrians in active transportation methods across Michigan. To show our appreciation and help you find new ideas, we recommend checking

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Hiring a Program Coordinator

We are hiring for a full-time Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program Coordinator position in the SRTS program at Michigan Fitness Foundation in our office in Old Town Lansing. The SRTS Program Coordinator partners with Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and in-state communities to support funding plans to increase pedestrian infrastructure and non-infrastructure programming. The

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Terminology Booklet

How do you tell the difference between a cycle track and a sidepath? Which one is pictured above? The answer might not be so obvious. We recommend downloading the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Bureau of Transportation Planning’s newly updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Terminology: A Guide to Active Transportation Infrastructure. The booklet is a great resource to reference when creating

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2024 Bike & Roll to School Day Reflections

Author name: Colleen Synk