by Matt Burkey | Apr 21, 2023
Safe Routes to School programs are essential to providing students with a safe and healthy way to travel to school. These programs aim to create safe walking and cycling routes to school, reducing traffic congestion and promoting physical activity. Some communities...
by Matt Burkey | Apr 14, 2023
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by Matt Burkey | Apr 7, 2023
Over 60 people this year attended the Iowa Bike Summit hosted by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and Iowa DOT. I had the pleasure of hosting room two and presenting at the summit this year. Our keynote speaker was Malrley Blonski the individual behind All Bodies on Bikes...
by Matt Burkey | Feb 23, 2023
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs are designed to encourage and enable students to walk, bike, and scoot to school safely. These programs offer a variety of benefits to both individuals and communities, a few of which I list below. Reduced Traffic Congestion: Safe...
by Matt Burkey | Feb 18, 2022
Iowa Safe Routes to School has had a busy 2022! We hosted our Annual Safe Routes to School Conference and just finished celebrating Winter Walk to School Day! In addition, we are busy working with the League of American Bicyclists to host a League Certified Instructor...
by Matt Burkey | Apr 15, 2021
Using the Iowa DOT’s Crash Analysis Tool the Iowa Bicycle Coalition has created a report that includes all of the document crashes involving Iowa Kids ages 1-16 who were biking and walking when the crash occurred. The following subcategories we feel are relevant to...
