26 UMS students participated in the pilot month of Boltage, May 1 - May 24.
From May 1 to May 24, students at Urbana Middle School took the challenge and signed up for Boltage, a new, free program that encourages young people to bike and walk to school. Students receive prizes - such as wrist bands, slap bracelets, bicycle helmets, and a cinch pack - depending on the number of days they biked to school in the 19 day period.
Sounds pretty cool, right?
Sounds pretty cool, right?
At the end of the month, we celebrated with... what else?
A pizza party in Mrs. Lodes' room.
The Link Between Kids Who Walk or Bike to School and Concentration
Every day outside my son’s Brooklyn school, no matter what the weather, you will see a distinctive pale blue bicycle locked to the rack. It belongs to a 7th-grade girl from a Dutch family whose members have stuck with their traditional practice of riding to school each day, despite finding themselves in the not-so-bike-friendly United States for a few years. This lovely blue city bike was a gift from the parents to their eldest child, who is now almost as tall as a grown woman. She has graduated from riding with her parents, and deserves a first-class vehicle to get to class each day. She is fiercely proud of it.
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Calling all cyclists age 5-14!
Come to the Champaign County Fairgrounds on June 7th for some free fun on the SRTS bike rodeo course! Volunteers will be there to help and instruct with:
Come to the Champaign County Fairgrounds on June 7th for some free fun on the SRTS bike rodeo course! Volunteers will be there to help and instruct with:
- Bicycle skill stations
- Safety information
- Helmet fittings
- Helmet sales
UPCOMING
JUNE 7, 2014 @ PLAYING IT SAFE
Located at Champaign County Fairgrounds
BIKE RODEO! BFF: Biking, Walking, and Public Transit
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Walking School Buses in other communities |
Walking School Bus programs can also bring community members together in positive ways as residents, law enforcement officers, schools, and city government officials advocate collectively for children's rights to walk to school safely.
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C-U Safe Routes to School Project Brings in Walking School Bus Planning Expert for Workshop |
On November 15, Robert Johnson, a consultant from the PedNet Coalition guided members of the SRTS Project Steering Committee and Urbana School District staff and administrators through a WSB planning process. Members of Urbana School District, Champaign Regional Planning Commission, MTD, and CU Public Health are pictured (right) participating in a route planning exercise.
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HAPPY BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY!
We've all make excuses for our health. Watch this video and see what these kids have to say about their parents' concerns....
FOCUS ON: PARENTS
C-U SRTS Project gives ENORMOUS thanks to our many community partners and dedicated individuals who volunteered their time to help make our six-week SPLASH bicycle skills and safety class a SUCCESS! Students of all riding levels received instruction on how to be a safer road cyclist, learning from League Certified Instructors (LCIs), and community experts in bicycle riding, repair, public health, planning, and transportation. Read more about C-U SRTS Project after school bike class here! See media coverage here.
Special thanks to:
Champaign County Bikes
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
City of Urbana Police Department
C-U Mass Transit District
C-U Public Health District
Neutral Cycle
The Bike Project
Urbana Middle School and the SPLASH after school program
Special thanks to:
Champaign County Bikes
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
City of Urbana Police Department
C-U Mass Transit District
C-U Public Health District
Neutral Cycle
The Bike Project
Urbana Middle School and the SPLASH after school program
C-U SRTS Project completes successful six-week bicycle skills and safety class for
6-8th graders in SPLASH program
Publicity
C-U Safe Routes to School Project is gearing up to celebrate Bike to School Day 2014 and Bike Month in Champaign-Urbana! Register your child for Bike to School Day and receive a free t-shirt (while supplies last) here. Also, visit C-U SRTS Project's Bike to School Day page here for resources and more information to get you and your bike ready for spring!
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LEARN the Ped Safety Dance!
Bike to School Day Countdown!
Walk to School Day Materials
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Bike to School Day 2013 CU student participation in the second annual National Bike to School Day was a record-breaking success!
Students all the way from Pre-Kindergarten to High School participated in National Bike to School Day on May 8!
Thanks to all the students, parents,
administrators, staff, and volunteers who made
Bike to School Day a success!
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Even the Pre-Kindergarten class at Washington Elementary
enjoyed a bike parade and snack picnic! (Featured in the News Gazette with a great photo by John Dixon!
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See more photos of the CU Bike to School Day day here.
administrators, staff, and volunteers who made
Bike to School Day a success!
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Even the Pre-Kindergarten class at Washington Elementary
enjoyed a bike parade and snack picnic! (Featured in the News Gazette with a great photo by John Dixon!
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See more photos of the CU Bike to School Day day here.
On Wednesday 10/9 schools in Champaign and Urbana celebrated
International Walk n' Roll to School Day!
Read about it on our special Walk n' Roll to School webpage here.
International Walk n' Roll to School Day!
Read about it on our special Walk n' Roll to School webpage here.
We walked, we rolled, we went to school!
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Walk to School Day Checklist!
Celebrations of Walk n' Roll to School Day vary by school so for information about festivities, talk to your teacher or principal!
Download Safety Tips Below (Spanish and English)
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FALL BIKE RODEO!The air has cooled and C-U Safe Routes to School Project will be out at the Market at the Square THIS SATURDAY Sept. 21st to help kids ages 5-14 improve their cycling skills!
This FREE and FUN obstacle course helps kids practice navigating obstacles in the road, turning, signaling, yielding, and improving balance. Helmets will be on sale for $10 (we have adult sizes too) and staff will be available for fitting consultations. Download the event flyer but clicking the link below. |
Check out more photos here.
Over 90 kids bicycled through the CU SRTS Bike Rodeo at Playing it Safe June 1st!
Finding SRTS opportunities for children with disabilities
The Illinois DOT awarded NCPAD funding for two SRTS non-infrastructure grants for a one-year project, according to Sheila Swann-Guerrero, information specialist for the NCPAD. NCPAD is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Division of the Human Development and Health Program and is based at the University of Illinois. According to its Web site, its mission is “to promote substantial health benefits that can be gained from participating in regular physical activity,” and Swann- Guerrero said active travel to school fits with that mission. The Center provides information and resources to enable people with disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be, according to the Web site. The NCPAD slogan is Exercise is for EVERY body. Tell me more!
Chicago, Illinois: Community Makes it Safe for Children to Walk to School
In 1995, LSNA began the Parent-Mentor program, in which parents work in eight of the neighborhood schools. Each year, about 120 parents, or 10 to 15 parents per school, are hired and trained to assist teachers for two hours each school day. At the beginning and end of each day, some of the parents act as crossing guards and help the children to cross nearby streets. Although the city provides crossing guards at major street crossings, the parent-mentors help the children at smaller street crossings near the school. Tell me more!