We are reaching out to invite you to save the date for the annual Safe Routes to School, Safe Routes for All Annual Gathering. The event will bring together educators, planners, public health professionals, activists, and other safe routes champions on Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 9:00-4:00 at the Barre Granite Museum. – 7 Jones Brothers Way, Barre, VT 05641
This year, we aim to diversify participation by broadening the scope of the event to all those interested in discovering new ideas and gaining new insights to bring back to their own schools and communities. We are pleased to offer you an exciting program of presentations and networking opportunities that you will not want to miss! You will come away with useful new ideas, tools, and resources! Our goal is to help you become an even more powerful advocate for making your community and it’s schools a safer place for everyone to walk and bike. Here is a sample of some of the exciting breakout sessions we’re offering this year:
- Reclaiming and Remaking Streets:
Lessons from a Student-led Pop-up Project in Rutland
- Building Bridges: A Successful Community-School
Partnership in Shelburne
- Funding your Safe Routes Projects: A Panel Discussion
- Playing with the Built World! Tips & Tricks with Finn
You can learn more about the gathering here: https://www.localmotion.org/safe_routes_to_school_annual_meeting_2019
When you RSVP, please let us know if you have any specific goals in mind.
Please share this save the date with partners in your community and others around the state who are working on creating Safe Routes for Vermonters! By getting advocates, planners, school & health professionals, and others in the same room, we can create meaningful partnerships, learn from others and amplify progress with existing projects.
We’d love to have you! We’re building networking and relationship-building into this meeting, so the more folks who can come–the better!
RSVP here: Annual Gathering RSVP
For more info or questions, please contact
Mary Catherine Graziano, Education and Volunteer Manager
Local Motion, 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401
phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 or marycatherine@localmotion.org