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Come join community leaders, transportation professionals, law enforcement officers, parents and others for this exiting opportunity to learn about and par ticipate in Safe Routes to School. Communities across the country are using Safe Routes to School (SR2S) programs to remove barriers and obstacles that prevent stu dents from walking and biking to school. Through this program, SR2S attempts to bal ance the need for travel with the need to improve quality of life. SR2S programs com bine concern for safety, health and transportation issues by using education, encour agement, engineering and enforcement strategies to develop action plans for their schools. This training provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop sound SR2S programs based on community needs and conditions, best practices and re sponsible use of resources. The course concludes with participants developing an ac tion plan. This training is offered free of charge, with lunch provided. Call Joe Delmagori at 5991392 by March 15, 2006 to register. Course size is lim ited, so please register early. The Farmington Metropolitan Planning Organization is pleased to sponsor a one day training on the Safe Routes to School Program Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Apache Elementary School 9:00 5:00 pm 700 W. Apache Farmington, New Mexico The Safe Routes to School National Course was created by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and is supported through a partnership of funding from the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency. The presentation of the course is sponsored by the Farmington MPO. • An Introduction to SR2S • Engineering strategies • Pickup and dropoff area strategies • Interactive session to discuss walking experiences • Walking tour around the school • Visioning exercise to identify problems and solutions • Encouragement and education strategies • Enforcement strategies • How communities are making it happen • An action plan for our community