SRTS Hosts Safe Routes to School Forum

Registration is now open for the second annual S.C. Statewide Safe Routes to School Forum, held Thursday, June 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Irmo Middle School, in Columbia. Registration is free. Participants will spend the day learning from, and sharing ideas with, local school champions, school district administrators, S.C. Department of Transportation officials, pedestrian and bicycle experts, and public safety personnel. Topics will include pedestrian and bicycle safety training, funding resources, starting new SRTS (Safe Routes to School) programs and improving existing programs. Attendees are invited to network with other schools and groups committed to creating safe and healthy environments for students.

Location: Irmo Middle School, 6051 Wescott Rd., Columbia. For more information, visit SCSafeRoutes.org/events/forum.