Walk or Bike to School Days

Walk + Bike Program

Oregon’s Walk + Bike program is coordinated by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) to encourage children, youth, and families to use safe, active, transportation to get to and from school and throughout their communities throughout the year. The BTA is supported by partner organizations statewide and builds on existing Safe Routes to School partnerships to reach more schools than ever and encourage more Oregon children and their families to be active and safe every time they travel to school.

Two statewide Walk + Bike events take place each year (May and October), with many more events and activities occurring at the local and regional levels.

October: Walk + Bike to School Day
This international event held on the first Wednesday of October each year. In 2010 over 200 schools in Oregon participated. With major support from the Oregon Walk + Bike to School Committee, the BTA helps schools around the state make this event a success. The BTA and our partner organizations offer ongoing support, technical assistance and resources for schools and communities to encourage more kids to walk and bike to school throughout the year.

To Find Out More:

Beaverton School District is part of the state's Safe Routes to School program. The objective of the program is to get more kids walking and biking to school. The number one benefit of this program includes less traffic and congestion in the school zone and more activity for our children

Cooper Mountain Elementary has had a SRTS Walking & Bike program since last year. We are starting our monthly committee meetings Monday evening on September 19^th at the Cooper Mountain Library. The meetings will start promptly at 7:00 pm. Current committee members will arrive at 6:45 to greet new parents who want to support the program and get more information.

Cindy Owen is this year’s chairperson for the Cooper Mountain SRTS program. If you have any questions or would like to be a committee chair, please contact her at cindy6755@yahoo.com or call 503-649-1215.

Walk + Bike: http://www.walknbike.org/

Oregon Safe Routes To School: http://www.oregonsaferoutes.org/

Bicycle Transportation Alliance: http://www.bta4bikes.org/

List of the sponsors: http://www.walknbike.org/sponsors

Dates for the 2011-2012 School Year:

September 7th - Silver Sneaker Award to Mrs. Lindbloom's Class

October 5th - Silver Sneaker Award to Mrs. Lindbloom's class

November 2nd - Silver Sneaker Award to Mrs. Hyatt's class

December 7th - Silver Sneaker Award to Mr. Alford's class

January 4th - Silver Sneaker Award to Mrs. Henderson's class

February 1st

March 7th