by Matt Burkey | Mar 11, 2021
The last year was full of learning opportunities for Iowa Safe Routes to School. How we deliver education was dramatically changed due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. All of our outreach came to a halt. That was a bummer because educating kids how to bike and walk...
by Matt Burkey | Feb 11, 2021
This month’s blog post comes from Brenda Vavroch who is an Iowa Safe Routes to School Coordinator in Waterloo. Iowa Northland Region Council of Government Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has gone virtual! With many schools limiting visitors inside their...
by Matt Burkey | Jan 18, 2021
This month’s blog comes from SRTS partner Ashley Christensen at Upper Exploreland Regional Planning Commission. During the first week of January, she had the fortune to tag along with the Mechanic-Mill Street Walking School Bus on several mornings. Below are...
by Matt Burkey | Dec 11, 2020
Written by Ashley Christensen for the November Upper Explorerland Newsletter We wanted to take a moment and introduce you to our two partners working alongside us in the Iowa Safe Routes Partnership, a comprehensive program that assists communities with implementing...
by Matt Burkey | Nov 13, 2020
Iowa Safe Routes to School is excited to Welcome Brenda Vavroch to the team! Brenda is the Safe Routes to Schools Coordinator at Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG). INRCOG serves the six counties of Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw,...
