National Partnership Webinars

Upcoming Webinars | Archived Webinars

Beginning in April 2012, our monthly technical assistance webinar series features expert speakers, a chat feature for participants, and archived downloadable post-webinar recordings. The webinars cover advocacy topics such as how to get Safe Routes to School funds awarded and obligated in states, best practices for state Safe Routes to School programs, how to advocate for programs and policies in lower income communities, and much more. See the National Learning Network page for registration for future webinars. Prior webinars and related materials are archived below.

Our Next Webinar:

Maximizing City Involvement in Safe Routes to School: Educating Municipal Transportation Departments
June 20th, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern – Register here

Municipal transportation departments work to move people safely from one place to the other no matter how they choose to get there. Safe Routes to School practitioners should connect with transportation departments to affect long and short-term planning and ensuring that the vision for future transportation improvements includes opportunities for safe and accessible connections to schools via walking and bicycling. Please join us as we talk with staff from municipal transportation departments that prioritize walking and bicycling in a number of ways, including housing Safe Routes to School staff.


SPEAKERS:

  • Gabe Graff, Operations and Safety Manager, City of Portland
  • Nancy Nichols, Safe Routes to School Coordinator, City of Fort Collins
  • Dave Cowan, program manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Upcoming Webinars:

Harnessing the Power of GIS for Safe Routes to School
July 11th, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern – Register here

How Highway Safety Funds Can Boost Safe Routes to School: Tapping into the Highway Safety Improvement Program 
August 1st, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern – Register here

Authentic Middle School Youth Engagement in Safe Routes to School
September 19th, 2013 @ 2pm Eastern - Register here
 

Archived Webinars: 

Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating  Principals and School Boards 

Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating School District Transportation Departments

Maximizing the Local Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Local Elected Officials (Thursday, March 21st, 2013)

How and Why to Be a Safe Routes to School Policy Advocate (Thursday, March 7, 2013)

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • View Powerpoint slides: Dave Cowan, Safe Routes to School National Partnership - slides; Jeff Anderson, Parent Advocate slides; Becky Lakowske, LaCrosse County Health Department -  slides.

Maximizing Statewide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Governors and State Agency Leaders (Thursday, February, 21, 2013)

Matching Funds Under MAP-21 (Thursday, February 7, 2013)

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • View Powerpoint slides: Margo Pedroso, Safe Routes to School National Partnership - slides; Julie Walcoff, Ohio Department of Transportation-slides; Jenna Berman, Bicycle Colorado-slides; Robert Ping, Safe Routes to School National Partnership-slides.

New Funding, New Partners, New Game 201: How to Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments (Thursday, January 10, 2013)

New Funding, New Players, New Game 101: Why Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments (Thursday, December 6, 2012)

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • View Powerpoint slides: Erika Young's slides; Joe Fish's slides; Stephanie Weber's slides

Health is a Calling Card: Tools for Building Health into Your Safe Routes to School Program (Thursday, November 1, 2012)

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • View Powerpoint slides: Candace Rutt's slides; Fred Boykin's slides; Brian Fellows slides; Robert Ping's slides
  • Read a Q&A doc that provides responses to webinar attendees questions here.

Show Me the Money: Finding Funding for your Local Safe Routes to School Program (October 4, 2012)

Engaging Policymakers: How Site Visits and Events Can Inspire Policy Change to Support Your Program (Thursday, September 6, 2012)

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • View Powerpoint slides: Jen Cole's presentation & Robert Ping's presentation
  • Download the Q&A doc, with responses to attendee questions, here.

Navigating MAP-21: The Safe Routes to School Edition (Monday, August 27, 2012):

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • Powerpoint slides: Margo Pedroso's slides & Robert Ping's slides
  • Download the Q&A doc, with responses to attendee questions, here.

The Economic Benefits of Safe Routes to School (Thursday, August 9, 2012):

Federal Funding 201: How Safe Routes to School Projects Get Built - An Overview of Obligation and Obligation Authority/Limitations (Thursday, June 7, 2012):

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here. 
  • Download the 3-part Powerpoint slides here: Robert Ping's slides Part 1 and Part 2.
  • Guest Speakers slides: Darren Flusche of League of American Bicyclists and Dawn Foster of CALTRANS.
  • Download a Q&A Word doc here.

Federal Funding 101: An Overview of Federal Safe Routes to School and Bicycling and Walking Funding (Thursday, May 3, 2012):

  • Watch an audio-visual recording here.
  • Download the 3-part Powerpoint slides here: Part 1a, Part 1b, Part 2.
  • Download the Q&A Word doc here.

Bicycling and Safe Routes to School Webinars (2011)

In 2011, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership hosted a six part webinar series by that focuses on bicycling and Safe Routes to School.

  • Webinar 1: Getting Bike Shops and Advocates to Collaborate on Safe Routes to School
  • Webinar 2: Organizing Successful Bike Trains
  • Webinar 3: Bicycle Parking, Storage, and Security at Schools
  • Webinar 4: Funding, Organizing and Maintaining Bicycle Fleets
  • Webinar 5: Nonprofit Advocacy Organizations and Safe Routes to School
  • Webinar 6: Strategies for Increasing Bicycling in Low-Income Communities

Thank you to the SRAM Cycling Fund for making this series possible.

Webinars on Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-Income Schools and Communities (2010)

In 2012, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership published a new resource guide, Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-Income Schools and Communities: A Resource Guide for Volunteers and Professionals. As part of the launch of the resource guide, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership is hosting two webinars that provide an opportunity to learn more from the experiences of local organizations implementing Safe Routes to School in low-income communities-and ask questions. Both webinars are meant for volunteers and professionals interested in Safe Routes to School implementation.

Webinar 1: Parental involvement and addressing crime and violence
Speakers included:

You can download a PDF of the powerpoint used by each speaker above, or watch a recording of the webinar: Webinar Recording

Webinar 2: Addressing the shortage of professional expertise and building buy-in
Speakers include:

You can download a PDF of the powerpoint used by each speaker above, or watch a recording of the webinar:  Webinar Recording