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Safe Routes Philly Family Phest provides a fun day for families
to learn bicycle skills and discover health- and youth-oriented community
resources available to them. Bring the family out Saturday to Family Phest and Sunday
to Bike Philly and make it a bicycling weekend. And don't forget about the
BCP's Scenic Schuylkill Century ride. Mom or Dad can do the ride while the
other brings the family to our Phest. Family Phest is held at Eakins Oval from
10:00am-2:00pm on Saturday, September 11th. Check out our Family Phest page for more information.
Safe Routes to School State Network Project - PA Walks and Bikes is pleased to announce that the Safe Routes to School National Partnership selected Pennsylvania to participate in the 2010 and 2011 phase of the State Network Project. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia were chosen to participate in this project, which is being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Pennsylvania Network works to increase physical activity among all students, ensure that federal SRTS funds are spent on quality projects, work to leverage additional state resources for SRTS initiatives, and advocate to remove barriers to walking and bicycling to schools through policy initiatives. The 2010-2011 phase of the State Network Project also includes a focus on serving lower-income populations and reducing crime.
How to Join the Network: The specific policy efforts of the Pennsylvania Network will be developed and achieved by working collaboratively with partner organizations and agencies. Please contact Josh Karns to express your interest in attending our monthly telephone meetings on the first Wednesday of the Month at 10:00 AM. We invite government agencies, policy makers and non-profits from around the state working on health, equity, transportation, youth, environmental and smart growth issues to join us.
Local Resources:
- The School District of Philadelphia
- PA Walks and Bikes
- Parent Volunteers within Philadelphia School District
- Neighborhood Bike Works - NBW is a great place to make bike donations; sign up for a earn-a-bike class; come after work to fix up your own bike.
- Kohl's Safety Center @ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - The Kohl's Safety Center is a great place to buy child safety products at low prices and to get free injury prevention information.
- Safe Kids Pennsylvania - A great resource with childhood injury prevention information/curriculum. This organization also sponsors activities targeted to regional needs across the Commonwealth.
- Penn State Hershey Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (the Center)
- Safe Routes to School Academy (Pennsylvania)
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bike Safe Webpage
- School Safety Patrol through AAA Mid Atlantic
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