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Walk + Bike Challenge Month is coming!

Published on January 15th, 2010

Online registration opens in March for Walk + Bike Challenge Month, a friendly competition that encourages students to walk and bike to school for the whole month of May. The third annual event kicks off May 1, ends May 31, and culminates with a special celebration event at PGE Park in Portland on June 11.

Walk + Bike to Baseball: June 11, 2010
Don’t miss this post-challenge celebration where the winning school is recognized on the field and one lucky student will get to throw the first pitch! See a teaser from last year’s celebration.

New for 2010
This year’s Walk + Bike Challenge Month will also include high school and university students. The same technology used for the wildly popular Bike Commute Challenge will be used to encourage walking and biking among this more advanced group of campus commuters.

Posted in Oregon News
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Join the Safe Routes to School “Dear Congress” Campaign

Published on September 9th, 2009

Join the Safe Routes to School “Dear Congress” campaign and help spread the word
Deadline: September 24, 2009

Dear Safe Routes to School supporters:

Today, we are launching our “Dear Congress: Why Safe Routes to School is Important” campaign. We need your help.

We’re striving to generate hundreds-if not thousands-of letters from children, parents, program staff and volunteers, and school and city leaders talking about why Safe Routes to School is important to individuals and communities and how it improves transportation, safety, health and the environment.

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership will bundle your letters and share them with members of the House and Senate so that they know how many people in their states and districts value Safe Routes to School. We will also share letters with the Congressional champions for the program, so they can be even more inspired.

While the timing of the federal transportation bill is still uncertain-it is absolutely the time to make sure that we have all the ammunition necessary to continue the fight to strengthen and expand the federal Safe Routes to School program in the next bill. With the many demands for transportation and limited financial resources, it’s critical that we elevate the importance of Safe Routes to School in the eyes of Congressional members; we can do this through your stories.

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Posted in National News