Welcome to C-U Safe Routes to School!
C-U Safe Routes to School Project (C-U SRTS Project) is an organization with representatives from the CU Mass Transit District, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, CU Public Health District, Urbana and Champaign planning, engineering and law enforcement, Champaign County Bikes, Urbana and Champaign School Districts, as well as other educators, parents, and community members. The project came about after four years of organizing Walk & Bike to School Day in Champaign and Urbana schools and deciding that there was more that could be done to educate the community on pedestrian and bicycle safety issues.
C-U Safe Routes to School Project (C-U SRTS Project) is an organization with representatives from the CU Mass Transit District, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, CU Public Health District, Urbana and Champaign planning, engineering and law enforcement, Champaign County Bikes, Urbana and Champaign School Districts, as well as other educators, parents, and community members. The project came about after four years of organizing Walk & Bike to School Day in Champaign and Urbana schools and deciding that there was more that could be done to educate the community on pedestrian and bicycle safety issues.
Get out during quarantine
Even though the state has enacted a stay-at-home policy, walking and cycling is permitted and encouraged! Taking a walk or going for a bike ride are great ways to get out of the house and get some exercise while keeping a safe social distance. Here are a few links on walking and cycling during COVID-19 to check out:
Etch-a-sketch style Strava Drawings: The Strava app lets users track their bike rides, so some users have been getting creative and using their rides to draw fun pictures. Give it a try!
www.velonews.com/news/is-that-a-dinosaur-inside-boulder-junior-cyclings-strava-art-challenge/
Practice walking or cycling along routes to school with your kids while streets are calm:
bikeportland.org/2020/03/31/guest-article-consider-a-practice-bike-ride-to-school-on-calmer-streets-313067
Etch-a-sketch style Strava Drawings: The Strava app lets users track their bike rides, so some users have been getting creative and using their rides to draw fun pictures. Give it a try!
www.velonews.com/news/is-that-a-dinosaur-inside-boulder-junior-cyclings-strava-art-challenge/
Practice walking or cycling along routes to school with your kids while streets are calm:
bikeportland.org/2020/03/31/guest-article-consider-a-practice-bike-ride-to-school-on-calmer-streets-313067
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Bike RodeosYou will be part of a variety of fun tasks including helmet fitting, bicycle safety checks, scanning and signaling that help elementary school children learn and practice safe bicycling skills.
Our bike rodeos include a variety of tasks including helmet fitting, bicycle safety checks, scanning and signaling. We aim to help elementary school children learn and practice safe bicycling skills. We are always looking for helping hands! Your volunteer work will ensure our bike rodeos run smoothly. View details below. |
Four Bike Rodeos in May = Fun and New Skills
See our calendar for any upcoming events!
If you are interested in participating in any of our recurring events or might be interested in starting an event of your own, contact us now!
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Bike to School Day
May 8th, 2019
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In coordination with National Bike Month, Bike to School Day 2019 will be held on Wednesday, May 8th. This event is held to encourage children to safely bicycle or walk to school. It provides an opportunity for the community to connect with each other, celebrate and build off of the energy of National Bike Month. Check back on our website and Facebook page for more updates!
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Recent Events: Walk n' Roll to School Day
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This event was celebrated throughout the country on October 10th, 2018, encouraging students to make healthier choices for themselves and the environment. Walking and biking are great forms of exercise, and fairly easy to integrate into a child's daily routine.It offers children an opportunity to get to know their neighborhood, learn and practice safe pedestrian habits, and prepares them for the school day.
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Recent Events: Risk Watch on Biking and Walking Safety
Risk Watch is a comprehensive injury-prevention curriculum implemented in our local grade schools. The program is designed to help children and families create safer homes and communities by teaching the skills and knowledge to make positive choices about personal safety and well-being.
As one of the "Risk Watch Experts" this year, Safe Route to School Project went into classrooms of Champaign elementary schools co-teaching bicycle and pedestrian safety topics. In our lessons, officers from Champaign Police Department introduced safe walking including using crosswalks, watching for cars, and being visible when walking, while Safe Route to School talked about safe biking - how to fit a helmet, and how to make basic hand signaling. Most importantly, we reinforced the importance of wearing helmets through an exciting "Melon Drop" demonstration. While the Scared Melon was cracked wide open after being dropped from a ladder, The Happy Melon who has a helmet was always sound and firm!
As one of the "Risk Watch Experts" this year, Safe Route to School Project went into classrooms of Champaign elementary schools co-teaching bicycle and pedestrian safety topics. In our lessons, officers from Champaign Police Department introduced safe walking including using crosswalks, watching for cars, and being visible when walking, while Safe Route to School talked about safe biking - how to fit a helmet, and how to make basic hand signaling. Most importantly, we reinforced the importance of wearing helmets through an exciting "Melon Drop" demonstration. While the Scared Melon was cracked wide open after being dropped from a ladder, The Happy Melon who has a helmet was always sound and firm!
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Mode Shift Fact Sheets
You've probably known that bicycling has tons of benefit of keeping our environment green and keeping you in good shape, but do you know riding a bike will also be a complete game changer for you financially? Check our fact sheet to see the all the statistics of bicycling compared with driving, and find your own reason of getting on a bike in this coming spring!
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C-U Safe Route to School project has hosted Walk to School Day in Urbana-Champaign for over ten years, and has received many smiles, laughs, thanks and high-fives along the way. Visit our archived photos to see what happened in previous year's event in Champaign-Urbana.
Parent Resources
Parents, how walkable and bikeable is your community? Take a walk or bike ride and use the checklists below to rate your neighborhood’s walkability and bikeability.
QUICK LINKS
Safe Routes to School Maps
Bike to School Day
Walk n' Roll to School Day
Bike Safety
Bikes on Buses
Health Brochure
Safety Videos
Online Bike Safety Quiz
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