Scholarships are now available for Oregon residents to attend The 2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference. The international event promoting walking and biking to school safely takes place in Portland on August 19-21, 2009.

Oregon residents interested in scholarships can email info@saferoutesconference.org for an application or more information. Deadline is July 15.

The conference program, a full list of speakers, and sponsor list is available on-line at http://saferoutesconference.org/conference.php.

Contact Lillian Karabaic at the Bicycle Transportation Alliance for more information: lillian@bta4bikes.org.