National Safe Routes to School Conference

Media Tools

“Safe Routes to School has the potential to improve the living habits of an entire generation of schoolchildren. It provides our children with fresh air and exercise. It reduces fuel consumption and air pollution, and promotes safety...”
- Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN)
Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Thanks for helping us getting out the word about this year's Safe Routes to School Conference in Portland, Oregon. We've included information for reporters and editors, as well as promotional tools.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Scott Yelton
Events and Marketing Manager
tel: (503) 226-0676 x27
fax: (503) 226-0498 

Press Conference

Thursday, August 20 9:45am

Portland Hilton & Executive Tower
Grand Ballroom
921 SW Sixth Ave
Portland, Oregon 97204

Keynote speakers Joseph Toole of the Federal Highway Administration, Richard Jackson, Chair and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA, and Rex Burkholder, Metro Councilor will all be available to speak to the media.

Call-ins welcome, dial 503-752-3824.

Content and info

Linked below is a press release with all the conference details, but also a file with boilerplate copy, written for easy insertion into a newsletter or email blast. Feel free to edit or blend as appropriate to your needs.

To download the SRTS fact sheet, click here. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

To download the SRTS boilerplate copy, click here. (RTF text file)

To download the SRTS press release, click here. (RTF text file)

To download the SRTS press release, click here. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)

Logos

SRTS logos are provided in four formats:

• JPG, which are high-resolution RGB files;
• TIF, high-res CMYK files intended primarily for printed use; GIF, intended exclusively for web use; and
• PDF, a flexible format for both digital distribution and printing.

Each format is provided in three sizes. The GIFs are 72dpi; everything else is 300dpi. Note that there is a PDF with spot colors (i.e. Pantone color specifications) for those rare occasions when a publication is printed in spot color, not 4-color process.

To download the SRTS logo package, click here. (776k ZIP file)

Photos and Graphics

Photos from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center can be downloaded here.

This package includes three illustrations and one photo.

• The photo (from the SRTS website) is a high-res version of the BIke City USA image. There's a JPG for digital use and a TIF file for printed materials.
• The graphics are three versions of "Kid Parades". The first two include "Safe Routes" wording. The third graphic is a horizontal banner with several kids and the conference URL.

To download the SRTS graphics package, click here. (9.3MB ZIP file)

Banner Ads

Banner ads for websites are provided in four standard sizes: 728 x 90, 300 x 250, 120 x 90, 120 x 240.

• If you use one of these, please make the link to:
  http://www.saferoutesconference.org

To download the SRTS banner ads package,click here. (52k ZIP file)