Safe Routes Iowa Northland Region

06/16/2026

Wow, is your summer busier than ever? Remember to keep hydrated so you don't miss the fun!

06/10/2026

06/04/2026

☀️🚲 Join Us for Hardin County Summer Family Safety Night! 🚁🍽️

The South Hardin School District is excited to help spread the word about Summer Family Safety Night hosted by Hansen Family Hospital and their community partners!

📅 Monday, June 8
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Hansen Family Hospital

This FREE, family-friendly come-and-go event is open to everyone and is packed with fun and educational activities to help families stay safe this summer!

Highlights include:
⭐ Free meal
⭐ Helicopter viewing
⭐ Safety stations featuring local community organizations, including law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel, emergency management, pharmacy staff, and more!

Bring the whole family, learn valuable summer safety tips, and connect with community partners who help keep Hardin County safe year-round.

We hope to see you there! ☀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

06/03/2026

Did you know???? It seems so fitting that I wrapped up the busy spring and school year Traffic Safety and Bike Skills lessons today on World Bicycle Day.

Today, June 3rd, is World Bicycle Day. We have celebrated World Bicycle Day every June 3rd since 2018.

The United Nations first adopted the holiday after a sociology professor named Dr. Leszek Sibilski and 56 nations supported the holiday being added. The holiday is meant to acknowledge the versatility and longevity of the bicycle. Cycling helps foster physical well-being as well as being good for the environment by helping cut down on greenhouse gas emissions!

You can also see many pop culture references to cycling such as the band Queen’s song ‘Bicycle Race” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GugsCdLHm-Q

Bicycles can also be used as a part of art, several sculptures have been made using bicycles! Iowa has a very special connection to cycling that has taken place every summer since 1973 with the oldest, largest, and longest recreational bicycle ride named the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI)! The route for RAGBRAI changes every year and last year one of the stops along the way was Cedar Falls!

Enjoy World Bicycle Day by taking a bike ride around town on one of the many trails! You can look at a trail map here: https://bhcmpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-cvtrg.pdf

by Lindsay Nieland

06/02/2026

Great conversations from our SRTS partners on the IPR Talk of Iowa podcast about the growing popularity of e-bikes, their benefits, and concerns. If you'd like to learn more, contact 319-235-0311 or [email protected].

E-bikes have made cycling more accessible and expanded the ability to replace car trips with a bike ride. However, electric motors have complicated bike trails and have people worried about safety. Today, we go on an e-commute with IPR's Meghan Polk and her young kids. The Iowa Bicycle Coalition's M...