Mobile Workshops

The following mobile workshops are free and available to all those registered for the Safe Routes to School Conference.

Pre-registration is required to attend each of these mobile workshops. Please click the link below to learn more about the capacity of each workshop and to secure a spot.

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Tuesday, August 16, 1:30-4:00 p.m.

Coalition Building and SRTS Programming
Miguel Angel Morales; Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, Illinois
Edward Boone, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, Illinois
Room A

Discover how coalition-building, capacity-building and community organizing have led to successful SRTS work in Chicago. Presenters will share how they’ve created synergy around the common goals of promoting violence prevention and physical activity and established coalitions to support SRTS. In the second part of the session, attendees will head outside the Convention Center to experience how the Consortium’s Neighborhood Walkability Assessment Tool can be used as a resource for creating change in the environment surrounding the school. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

10 Design Solutions to Increase Cycling and Safety
Steve Clark, Transit for Livable Communities, Minnesota
Shaun Murphy, City of Minneapolis Public Works, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to check out state-of-the-art bike facilities largely funded and implemented through the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Project. While riding a six-mile loop, experience and hear explanations of on-street bike lanes, bicycle boulevards, advisory bike lanes, bike boxes and other innovative, low-cost design solutions. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling.

Bike Cops for Kids
Officer Mark Klukow, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officer Mike Kirchen, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to ride along with bike officers who are working to forge bonds with at-risk kids over the summer. The officers aim to establish a relationship that continues when they head back to school as School Resource Officers. With the help of private donations, they hand out bike helmets and offer those “caught’ wearing a helmet a chance to win a new bike. Bike to the engagement zone, observe interactions with students and hear a presentation from the officers who developed the program. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling a total of approximately eight miles.

Wednesday, August 17, 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Rodeo 101
Rebecca Gomez, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nick Mason, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
David Peterson, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mackenzie Turner, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
In partnership with the Bike Alliance of MinnesotaThis mobile workshop will be repeated twice within this time period. Once at 2 p.m. and once at 3:30 p.m. Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Experience a Bicycle Pedestrian Rodeo and gain firsthand knowledge about the skills and drills recommended for successful bike and pedestrian education. Certified bicycle instructors will share information and answer questions at stations covering basic bicycle safety checks, bicycle handling skills, a pedestrian street crossing game, and helmet use encouragement and fittings. Workshop will be held outside the Convention Center in a parking lot area; bikes will be provided. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling.

Assessing Walkability for Users of all Ages and Abilities
Tony Hull, Transit for Livable Communities, Minnesota
Mary Jackson, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Join us in a “walkshop” to gain an understanding and appreciation of the complex needs of diverse audiences in the design and operation of walkable communities. Explore how the built environment can enhance not only the mobility of children, but also aging senior populations and those with disabilities. Discover resources and guidance to consider how transportation design impacts those with mobility limitations due to physical, cognitive, visual or auditory impairment. Workshop will be held outside the Convention Center area and will be walkable; please wear comfortable walking shoes.

10 Design Solutions to Increase Cycling and Safety
Steve Clark, Transit for Livable Communities, Minnesota
Shaun Murphy, City of Minneapolis Public Works, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to check out state-of-the-art bike facilities largely funded and implemented through the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Project. While riding a six-mile loop, experience and hear explanations of on-street bike lanes, bicycle boulevards, advisory bike lanes, bike boxes and other innovative, low-cost design solutions. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling.

Bike Cops for Kids
Officer Mark Klukow, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officer Mike Kirchen, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to ride along with bike officers who are working to forge bonds with at-risk kids over the summer. The officers aim to establish a relationship that continues when they head back to school as School Resource Officers. With the help of private donations, they hand out bike helmets and offer those “caught’ wearing a helmet a chance to win a new bike. Bike to the engagement zone, observe interactions with students and hear a presentation from the officers who developed the program. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling a total of approximately eight miles.

Thursday, August 18, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Using VideoVoice with High School Youth For Equitable and Healthy Transportation Engagement and Planning
Rhianna Babka, California WALKS, California
Room A

Explore VideoVoice — a technique for community members to provide their unique perspectives by collecting video data on existing health and safety conditions, as well as desired outcomes. Hear about the process, outcomes and replicability of a unique partnership involving high school-aged youth, educators and California WALKS that has used VideoVoice to bring youth concerns, priorities and strategies into the dialogue. Workshop will start inside and then continue outside the Convention Center where participants will be able to practice VideoVoice. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Urban Corridors - Creating Opportunities, Connecting Partners
Rebecca Gomez, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to join us as we head to the Midtown Greenway and discover the youth opportunities it has brought to area schools. Ride from downtown to Jefferson Elementary, a school with a bicycle mechanics club that has also used the Greenway for nearby bicycle fieldtrips. Other stops may include Anderson School, which walks with students over to the Greenway in the summer, and the Midtown Greenway Coalition, which uses a bicycle fleet provided by the Bikes Belong Coalition to offer bicycle rides to youth groups in the area along the Greenway. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling.

Sibley Bike Depot: From Fix-A-Flat to Building Youth Advocates for Bicycling
Sibley Bike Depot Youth Apprentices, with support from Micah Thompson, Youth Coordinator, and Jason Tanzman, Development and Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota
This mobile workshop will be repeated twice within this time period. Once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 9:45 a.m. Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks to load into vans.

Take a van shuttle to St. Paul’s nonprofit, community Sibley Bike Depot. Sibley youth apprentices will lead a hands-on demo showing how to fix a flat bicycle tire. Participants will also get a tour and overview of the depot and its unique programs. The depot empowers communities by having staff teach people for free to fix their own bicycle. Programs include volunteering 20 hours to earn a bike for free, loaning out a bicycle to a community member for six months, and a youth apprenticeship program.

Bike Cops for Kids
Officer Mark Klukow, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officer Mike Kirchen, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Meet at Minneapolis Convention Center 2nd Ave. S entrance near the SRTS bike racks

Bring your own bike or use a bike from the Twin Cities’ Nice Ride bike sharing program to ride along with bike officers who are working to forge bonds with at-risk kids over the summer. The officers aim to establish a relationship that continues when they head back to school as School Resource Officers. With the help of private donations, they hand out bike helmets and offer those “caught’ wearing a helmet a chance to win a new bike. Bike to the engagement zone, observe interactions with students and hear a presentation from the officers who developed the program. Please wear comfortable attire for bicycling a total of approximately eight miles.