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Safe Routes to School Summer Recap
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Solano SR2S Champion
Leticia Gonzales, School Safety Traffic Officer
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We recently interviewed Leticia Gonzales, School Safety Traffic Officer for the Suisun City Police Department. Officer Gonzales shared her experiences working at Suisun City schools and talked about her involvement in the SR2S program.
You scheduled a Bike Rodeo and the Bike Mobile on the same day at Crescent Elementary. What was your experience at this event and how do you think it impacted the students and school community?
I think it impacted the whole community itself because a lot of people who came were adults looking to...
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Solano Safe Routes to School News and Events
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2017 Poster Contest Winners
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3rd-5th Grade Category, 1st Place entry by Wenceslao Ambris of Fairmont Charter School.
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More than 100 Solano County students from 24 schools participated in the 3rd Annual Safe Routes to School Poster Contest. Students designed posters to encourage their classmates to safely walk, bike or ride a scooter to school. First, Second, and Third Place winners in TK-2nd, 3rd-5th, and 6th-8th grade categories received gift certificates from a local bike shop. Congratulations to the
2017 Poster Contest Winners! Click the names below to see the winning entries.
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1st Place
Julia Miller, Kindergarten, Cordelia Hills Elementary, Fairfield
Wenceslao Ambris Ponce, 3rd Grade, Fairmont Charter Elementary, Vacaville
Grace Miller, 6th Grade, Visions in Education Home School, Fairfield
2nd Place
Jeremy Concepcion, 2nd Grade, Padan Elementary, Vacaville
Lila Roschen, 3rd Grade, Neighborhood Christian School, Dixon
Lauren Miller, 8th Grade, Visions in Education Home School, Fairfield
3rd Place
Isaac Santos, Kindergarten, ACE Charter Elementary, Vacaville
Francis L J B Reyes, 3rd Grade, Padan Elementary, Vacaville
Alison Brinkman, 7th Grade, Golden West Middle School, Fairfield
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Solano SR2S Program at the 9th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference
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Lloyd Nadal, Solano SR2S Program Administrator, presented at the Childhood Obesity Conference, May 30 - June 2, 2017 in San Diego. He spoke about how Safe Routes to School brings together parents, youth, educators, public health, transportation and environmental professionals to address barriers preventing students from walking or biking to school. Click below for more information about the conference, a collaboration of professionals dedicated to combating pediatric obesity/overweight.
Childhood Obesity Conference
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National Bike to School Day
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A record 39 elementary, middle and high schools and 2,000+ students across the county participated in Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 10 - an increase from 26 schools in 2016!
A special THANKS to the cities, police departments, elected officials, parents, school staff and community members who joined in to help promote biking to school and regular physical activity. Several schools had an exceptional turnout of students who opted to ride their bikes and scooters that day. We hope everyone had fun riding and getting some exercise, and we applaud their efforts to help reduce traffic and improve air quality around the schools!
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More students observe National Bike to School Day
A record 39 Solano County schools and an estimated 2,000 students this year participated in National Bike to School Day, Wednesday, but brisk winds and cool morning air may have discouraged higher turnouts.Still, at 8 a.m., gusts reaching 35 mph...
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Dixon Cadets Assist at Bike Rodeos
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As part of the SR2S Youth Engagement Pilot Program which launched this past spring, the Dixon Police Department Cadets assisted the SR2S team at Bike Rodeos held at Anderson Elementary and Neighborhood Christian School in Dixon. The cadets did an amazing job interacting with the students, while helping them learn basic bike riding and safety skills. We look forward to having the cadets helping us at future events!
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Dixon Police Cadet Program turns over a new leaf
Nearly eight years after a beloved Dixon police sergeant died, the cadet program he successfully crafted is back up and running. "I think it's going great," said Sgt. Brad Harms, who picked up the mantel laid down by the late Sgt. Chuck Coates...
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