Safe Routes To School Training A Must For School and Municipal Officials

The Illinois Department of Transportation is sponsoring a series of free trainings on the Illinois Safe Routes to School Program. Trainings will introduce participants to the Safe Routes program, and will prepare them to develop a comprehensive School Travel Plan and apply for funding.

Safe Routes to School is an innovative federal program that supports programs and projects that enable and encourage students in kindergarten through eight grades to walk and bicycle to school. Over the next two years, this program will provide roughly $13 million dollars to school districts, local governments and non-profit organizations who would like to promote walking and cycling among school children.

To register for training, please visit our website: http://www.dot.il.gov/saferoutes/SafeRoutesRegisterTrainingContent.aspx.
Registration is limited -- only two representatives from each community attend. School district and municipal representatives are highly encouraged to attend.

2008 Safe Routes to School Training

June
17th – Deerfield
18th – Aurora
19th – East Hazel Crest

24th – Quad Cities
25th – Macomb
26th – Bloomington

July
8th – Caseyville
9th – Mt. Vernon
10th – Charleston

For more information about the Illinois Safe Routes to School Program, please visit www.dot.il.gov/saferoutes.