Monday, February 11, 2008

HEY Move and other ideas

Tomorrow the newly forming Eugene SRTS Committee is meeting.  One of my first thoughts is in the name.  Though I've really grown to like the Safe Routes to School name (I thought it was a little boring at first) I think the group forming now needs something more than SRTS Committee.  I'd like to see it be more of an action group whereas committee just has that sound of languidness and if there is anything a group advocating for more active youth doesn't want to be it is languid!

Some brainstorm ideas to kick us off:

The Eugene SRTS Posse
SRTS Peloton
GUMMY (Group United for More Mobile Youth)
HEY Move (Helping Eugene Youth Move)
Eugene FARTS (Fun and Active Routes To School)- hey kids love farts!

Okay, this is getting a little out of control!  How about something a little more 'safe'.

Eugene SRTS Council
SRTS Action Group
Walk & Roll to School Group

So those are some ideas to kick us off, then once we get a good name it's time to really dig in and take some action.  Next post... which way do we go?

The energy that was created by the Eugene Bike Summit for SRTS in Eugene was exciting and I hope we can keep that up that momentum!

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  1. AnonymousFeb 11, 2008, 12:53:00 PM

    Our RMS committee went through many name changes before arriving at RMS SRTS Committee. This was done for pragmatic reasons (and clarity): The SRTS name is the specific name of the federally funded program. It shows that our program is aligned with the federal guidelines and goals that are clearly articulated and backed up by a National SRTS Resource center. It avoids reinventing the wheel: I vote for Eugene SRTS Council.

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