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MORGAN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
February 2015
OHIO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
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1A. Identify Target School
School District School Name School Address Grades served
Morgan Local Schools Morgan East Elementary 4265 N. State Route 376 McConnelsville, OH 43756
PK-6
Your School’s Students 2013-2014 Average
Daily Student
Enrollment
Black, non-
Hispanic
American Indian or
Alaska Native
Asian or
Pacific Islander
Hispanic Multi-Racial
White, non-
Hispanic
Economically Disadvantaged
Limited English
Proficient
Students with
Disabilities Migrant
388 3.7% N/A N/A N/A 7.8% 88.5% 57.8% N/A 12.6% N/A
1B. Community Stakeholders and the Safe Routes to School Team
School Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
Lynn Copeland, Morgan East Elementary Principal
mc-copelandl@seovec.org Education, Encouragement
Jean Copeland, Morgan East Elementary
mc-copelandj@seovec.org Education, Encouragement
Community Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
Michele Blackburn, Village of McConnelsville Councilmember
mblackburn@vomcc.com Encouragement
Mark Dille, Village of McConnelsville Councilmember
mdille@vomcc.com Encouragement, Evaluation
Local Government Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
John Thompson, Village of McConnelsville Administrator
jthompson@vomcc.com Encouragement
Steve Hook, Morgan County Engineer
stevan.hook@morgancounty-oh.gov Engineering
Education Representative:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
Lorie Snyder-Lowe, Morgan Local Schools Superintendent
mc-lowel@seovec.org Education, Encouragement
Dean Wright, Morgan Local Schools Operations
mc-wrightd@seovec.org Education, Encouragement
SECTION 1: OUR SCHOOL
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Health Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
Rhonda Smith, Morgan Local Schools School Nurse
mc-smithr@seovec.org Education, Encouragement
Public Safety Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role:
Troy Copeland, Village of McConnelsville Chief of Police
tcopeland@vomcc.com Enforcement
1C. The lead contact for our Plan is: Name: Mark Dille Affiliation: Village of McConnelsville Councilmember Phone Number: 740-605-4893 Email address: mdille@vomcc.com Mailing address: 9 W. Main Street, McConnelsville, OH 43756
Body Mass Index for Ohio’s Third Grade Students A review of the Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders, conducted by the Ohio Department of Health, found that childhood obesity is one of the most important public health issues in Ohio with more than 30 percent of children and adolescents classified as overweight or obese. In a 2009-2010 study, it was reported that 34.1% of third grade students living in Morgan County, where Morgan East Elementary School is located, have a prevalence of being overweight or obese. A map showing the percentage of overweight and obese third graders by county can be found in Appendix A. Through physical activity, such as walking or biking to and from school, or educating youth about the importance of an active lifestyle, ODOT’s Safe Routes to School Program hopes to foster awareness and prevention to combat this serious public health issue.
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Our SRTS Vision:
SECTION 2: OUR SRTS VISION
It is the vision of the Morgan East Elementary School SRTS Planning Team to improve safety,
health, education and the environment for its students by providing safe routes for students to
walk and bicycle to school, while also providing education of the highest quality that drives all
students to excel, meets their individual needs, develops their character and potential while
preparing them for the future.
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3A. How many students live within walking and bicycling distance of school? (Distances are cumulative; meaning that “within a ½-mile of school” would include students within a ¼-mile as well.)
Morgan East Elementary:
Distance From School Number of Students
% of Student Body
Within a ¼-mile of school 3 0.1%
Within a ½-mile of school 42 11.8%
Within 1 mile of school 82 23.1%
Within 2 miles of school 158 44.5%
Mapping student addresses. A map showing the school attendance boundary, school site and dots indicating where students live is included is Appendix B.
3B. How many students are currently walking and bicycling to school? What are the primary walking and bicycling routes?
Morgan East Elementary:
Walk Bike School
Bus Family Vehicle
Carpool Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
NA NA 60% 31% 3% 6% NA
Number of students (afternoon trips)
NA NA 65% 27% 2% 5% 0.4%
Primary walking / bicycling routes
Kennebec Avenue/SR 376, Melody Lane, Poplar Drive, Taylor Drive
3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling
to school?
District Bus Policies Policy: The district’s policy is as follows:
“The Board provides transportation for resident elementary students in grades kindergarten through grade eight who live more than two miles from school. …. The administration designates and the Board approves areas of residence from which students are provided transportation to schools. The Board may create exceptions to the established areas when: in the judgment of the Board, walking conditions to the student’s school are extremely hazardous.”
SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL – MORGAN EAST ELEMENTARY
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How it affects student travel modes (3-5 sentences): As written, the policy encourages walking and bicycling to school. However, there are exceptions in place at Morgan East Elementary and all students there are provided busing due to the school’s location on a busy state route and the length of the school’s driveway – it is a half mile long.
School Travel Policies Although all students at Morgan East are currently bused, there are two significant opportunities to create infrastructure that would allow students to safely walk to school and to create a culture of active transportation. The first is an affordable apartment community just north of the school. Although it is one dot on the student mapping due to similarities in addresses, it is home to a number of students with multiple buildings and dozens of apartments. Planning team members have seen parents walking students to school along the busy state route, often with strollers, as many have no others means of transportation. Adding a sidewalk as proposed in the STP will give many students a safe route to school, and due to the demographics, it is likely their only route to school. The second opportunity is the district’s preschool, which is located about 2/3 of the way up the half-mile long school driveway. If a walkway were added to the driveway it would be safer for these young children to walk to and from the elementary school every day for lunch. They currently walk along the driveway with teachers, weather permitting. A walkway would also create a culture of active transportation as part of the school day at a young age, increasing the chances these preschoolers will remain active as they become elementary and middle school students and creating lifelong healthy habits.
School Arrival and Dismissal Process.
Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? Yes, all vehicles use the same driveway. No, there are separate driveways for family vehicles and school buses.
Do all students use the same entrance to the school building in the morning? Yes, all students enter the building at the same location. No, students can use different entrances.
Are all students released at the same time during dismissal? Yes, all students are released at the same time. No, we use a staggered release process (walkers are released first, bus riders
second, etc.). Students who are picked up in cars are dismissed first out the gym doors; then students who ride buses are dismissed out the front doors.
Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal? Yes, we have school staff help students enter and exit the campus safely. No, school staff is not involved in either arrival or dismissal.
Staff members assist with students’ safe arrival and dismissal from school in front of the school with students who ride the bus and at car pick up on the north side of the school. In addition, a teacher is located in the school parking lot to ensure students safely exit the school and walk through the parking lot.
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Parents commented and shared the following concerns: students live too far from the school; the school’s location at the top of a hill; lack of sidewalks to the school and the condition of existing sidewalks; speed and volume of traffic along the route students would take to school; and the age of students. One parent shared a concern about crime/violence. Additionally, planning team members shared the following concerns: a lack of a sidewalk or walking path from the road to the school; poor sightlines along Kennebec Avenue (SR 376) south of the school due to the topography – the school sits a ¼ mile off the road at the top of a hill.
Are there any adult crossing guards located along student walking routes? Yes, we have at least one adult crossing guard that helps students on their
walking routes. No, we do not have any adult crossing guards serving our school.
Are there police officers that help with arrival or dismissal procedures at this school? Yes, we have at least one police officer helping direct traffic around our school. No we do not have police officers who help direct traffic around the school.
The Village’s Chief of Police is on site for dismissal almost daily to help with traffic flow.
Are students involved in any arrival or dismissal process (i.e. student safety patrol)? Yes, we have a student safety patrol. No, we do not have a student safety patrol.
3D. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school:
Distance.
Amount of Traffic Along Route.
Speed of Traffic Along Route.
Weather or Climate.
Sidewalks or Pathways.
3E. Safety Issues and Concerns.
Relevant traffic crashes.
There were 5 crashes within 2 miles of the school (from 2011-2013). The crashes resulted in 7 injuries and 0 fatalities. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 1. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 4.
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3F. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school. Identify and describe activities at your school that support or encourage walking and bicycling.
Activity How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
Currently, there are no walking or bicycling encouragement activities in place.
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Top 5 Issues impacting student ability to safely walk or bicycle to your school. Morgan East Elementary.
Issue/Description
1. Issue: Only 23% of student live within one mile of the school and many parents are not comfortable letting their children walk this far (or farther) to get to school. This, in turn, means that many students do not know proper walking and bicycling behaviors.
2. Issue: A number of parents don’t want to let their children walk to school because of the amount of traffic along the routes they would take.
3. Issue: A number of parents don’t want to let their children walk to school because of the speeds of traffic along the routes they would take.
4. Issue: Parents are concerned about the severity of the weather, especially in the winter months and feel children should not walk or bicycle to school during the winter months. In addition there are concerns about sidewalks along possible walking and bicycling routes not being cleared, posing a safety hazard.
5. Issue: Parents are concerned about how safe it is for their children to walk along some of the routes to school because of sidewalk conditions, especially in winter months when snow is not shoveled from sidewalks.
SECTION 4: KEY ISSUES IMPACTING SAFE WALKING AND BICYCLING TO SCHOOL
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5A. Non-infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations For each “E”, list and describe strategies that your team has identified. In 1-2 sentences, explain the “need” or Issue, then briefly describe the countermeasure.
EDUCATION COUNTERMEASURES
EDUCATION
Issue Countermeasure
Because children currently don’t bike, they are unaware of proper biking behaviors.
Create a Bike Rodeo program for 2nd
and 3rd
Grade students.
Because children currently don’t walk or bike, they are unaware of proper and safe walking and biking behaviors.
Utilize ODOT’s “Every Move You Make, Make It Safe” campaign to educate students (and parents) about the proper ways to walk and bicycle to school, as well as the benefits of doing so.
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Host an SRTS Meeting to inform parents/ neighbors/etc. about the goals of the SRTS program.
Medium and long term strategies (those that your team will undertake beyond 12 months): 1. Incorporate pedestrian and bicycle education activities into the school’s curriculum
using the ODOT SRTS curriculum guides. 2. Continue to offer and promote the Bike Rodeo program to 2nd and 3rd Grade
students.
ENCOURAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES
ENCOURAGEMENT
Issue Countermeasure
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Attend ODOT’s Walking School Bus Training.
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Start a Walking School Bus program in conjunction with remote drop off at the adjacent county health department building.
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
SECTION 5: RECOMMENDED SRTS COUNTERMEASURES
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ENCOURAGEMENT
Children live far from school, so walking or bicycling to school isn’t as encouraged.
Develop mileage clubs which create competition between classes, grade levels, and/or schools based on how far they have walked.
Medium and long term strategies: 1. Continue mileage club competitions and develop additional contests for students to
participate in that offer prizes to students (such as new bike helmets). 2. Use the Walking School Bus Kit as a training tool for parents, staff and other
volunteers.
ENFORCEMENT COUNTERMEASURES
ENFORCEMENT
Issue Countermeasure
Parents are concerned with speeding along the routes to school.
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
Lack of adult crossing guards Attend ODOT’s Adult School Crossing Guard Training and create formal adult crossing guard program to assist at the school and at the possible remote drop off location.
Medium and long term strategies: 1. Send crossing guard representative(s) to ODOT’s Adult School Crossing Guard
Training Program and expand the program.
EVALUATION COUNTERMEASURES
EVALUATION
Issue Countermeasure
Follow-up on SRTS program effectiveness. Conduct Parent Surveys annually to track the program.
Follow-up on SRTS program effectiveness. Conduct Student Travel Tallies bi-annually to see when encouragement techniques should be further employed.
Medium and long term strategies: 1. Conduct Parent Surveys and Student Travel Tallies annually to see when
encouragement techniques should be further employed. 2. Review district and school busing policies to ensure they continue to encourage
walking and bicycling to school.
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5B. 12-Month SRTS Non-Infrastructure Activity Calendar.
Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure
Jun 2015
Jul 2015
Aug 2015
Sep 2015
Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Jan 2016
Feb 2016
Mar 2016
Apr 2016
May 2016
Create a Bike Rodeo program.
PLAN
Lead: Lynn Copeland, Troy Copeland, Lorie Snyder-Lowe, Education
IMPLEMENT
Utilize ODOT’s “Every Move You Make, Make It Safe” campaign.
PLAN
Lead: Lynn Copeland, Education IMPLEMENT
Host informational SRTS meeting.
PLAN
Lead: Lynn Copeland, Education IMPLEMENT
Attend ODOT’s Walking School Bus training.
PLAN
Lead: Mark Dille, Michele Blackburn, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
Start Walking School Bus program. PLAN
Lead: Mark Dille, Michele Blackburn, Lynn Copeland, Lorie Snyder-Lowe, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
PLAN
Lead: Jean Copeland, Rhonda Smith, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
Develop mileage clubs.
PLAN
Lead: Jean Copeland, Rhonda Smith, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
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Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure
Jun 2015
Jul 2015
Aug 2015
Sep 2015
Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Jan 2016
Feb 2016
Mar 2016
Apr 2016
May 2016
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
PLAN
Lead: Troy Copeland, Enforcement IMPLEMENT
Attend ODOT’s Adult Crossing Guard training and start a program.
PLAN
Lead: Troy Copeland, Enforcement IMPLEMENT
Conduct Parent Surveys annually.
PLAN
Lead: Mark Dille, Evaluation IMPLEMENT
Conduct Student Travel Tallies annually.
PLAN
Lead: Mark Dille, Evaluation IMPLEMENT
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5C. Infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations
Map
ID Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe
Priority (%
Impacted)
Jurisdiction
Responsible
Estimated
Cost
Possible
Funding Source Status
A School site Lack of bicycle
accommodations.
Add bicycle racks in front of the school. Short
Term
High
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Low SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
B Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376
No School Zone
signage.
Add flashing school zone beacons along Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376. The signs should be added 300 feet
north and south of the school drive.
Short
Term
High
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Medium ODOT / ODOT
Sign Program
SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
C School drive Lack of pedestrian
accommodations.
Stripe a 4 foot wide pathway along the north side of
the school drive to accommodate pedestrians and
bicyclists.
Short
Term
High
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Low SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
C School drive Lack of pedestrian
accommodations.
Stripe a 4 foot wide pathway and include traffic
delineator posts (or other similar traffic separators) to
accommodate and separate pedestrians and
bicyclists.
Short
Term
High
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Low SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
C School drive Lack of pedestrian
accommodations.
Construct a sidewalk or multi-use pathway adjacent
to the school drive to accommodate pedestrians and
bicyclists (approximately 1,100 feet).
Medium
Term
Medium
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
High SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
D Morgan County
Health Center
Amount of
vehicular traffic at
school.
Work with the Morgan County Health Center (located
at the corner of Kennebec Avenue/SR 376 and the
school drive) to use their parking lot as a remote
drop-off/pick-up location for students.
Short
Term
High
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Low SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
Morgan County
Health Center
D Morgan County
Health Center
Amount of
vehicular traffic at
school.
Consider including a shelter for students at the
remote drop-off/pick-up location for use in inclement
weather. (This can be located on the edge of the
school property, adjacent to the Health Center site
but along the drop-off/pick-up “route” through the
Health Center site.)
Medium
Term
Medium
(100%)
Morgan Local
Schools
Medium SRTS Funds
Morgan Local
Schools
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Map
ID Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe
Priority (%
Impacted)
Jurisdiction
Responsible
Estimated
Cost
Possible
Funding Source Status
E Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376
Lack of pedestrian
accommodations.
Add sidewalks on the west side of Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376 from the school drive north to the
Ridgeview Village apartment complex (approximately
1,400 feet). Add a ladder-style crosswalk and
appropriate signage across Kennebec Avenue/SR 376
at north end of the sidewalk so students can cross to
the existing sidewalk on the east side of the road at
this location. This sidewalk connection leads to an
affordable apartment community. Many students
who live there have no other means to get to school
other than walking or biking. Although there isn’t a
high percentage of overall students from the school
impacted by this sidewalk, the students who would
benefit from it are more likely to use this sidewalk
than others that are recommended in the plan.
Medium
Term
High (14%) Village of
McConnelsville
High SRTS Funds
Village of
McConnelsville
F Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376
Lack of pedestrian
accommodations.
Add sidewalks on the west side of Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376 from the school drive south to Poplar
Drive (approximately 1,200 feet). Include crosswalks
and ADA-compliant curb ramps where appropriate.
Medium
Term
High (86%) Village of
McConnelsville
High SRTS Funds
Village of
McConnelsville
G Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376
Poor pedestrian
accommodations.
Upgrade the mid-block pedestrian crossing along
Kennebec Avenue/SR 376 just north of Pine Bark Lane
by restriping it in the ladder-style and including
pedestrian crossing signage in both directions.
Consider including rectangular rapid flash beacons
(RRFB) or a HAWK signal to make the crossing safer
for pedestrians.
Medium
Term
Low (73%) Village of
McConnelsville
Medium SRTS Funds
Village of
McConnelsville
G Kennebec
Avenue/SR 376
Poor pedestrian
accommodations.
Consider moving the crosswalk slightly north so it is
out of the bend in the roadway and more visible to
drivers. Add sidewalks along the east side of
Kennebec Avenue/SR 376 between the old crossing
and new crossing location and add ADA-compliant
curb ramps on either end of the crosswalk.
Medium
Term
Low (73%) Village of
McConnelsville
High SRTS Funds
Village of
McConnelsville
Total estimated construction cost for recommended infrastructure countermeasures: $341,000
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5D. Safe Routes for Non-Drivers
Map
ID Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority
Jurisdiction
Responsible
Estimated
Cost
Possible Funding
Source Status
N/A
Total estimated construction cost for recommended “Safe Routes for Non-Drivers” countermeasures: N/A
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A public meeting to discuss the Morgan East Elementary STP was held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Morgan East Elementary, 4265 N. State Route 376. Key feedback from that meeting is outlined below; materials from the meeting are included in Appendix C.
Public Input Process: Presented at public meeting.
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2015
Target Audience: SRTS Team Members, parents, teachers, community members
Key Input Received:
There was a question about how the proposed remote drop off at the health department would work? The initial idea is to use the department’s circular driveway to have parents drop off students and then circle back out. Since the police chief is often at school to assist with traffic flow, he could move to the health department location to help direct traffic there instead.
A follow up question, could a shelter or covering be built as part of the remote drop off? Currently, there is an awning on one side of the building. We will need to do additional research to see if the SRTS program can fund a shelter at a remote drop off.
“I wanted to comment on the proposed sidewalk addition to the north of the school along SR 376. As administrator of the county’s public housing agency, I wanted to let you know that there are several students who live in the apartments to the north who would benefit from the addition of sidewalks. Many of their families do not have any other means of transportation and they currently walk to school along SR 376.” Team lead Mark Dille also commented that he and other team members have seen parents pushing strollers along the State Route while walking their children to school.
Infrastructure and non-infrastructure prioritization results: Infrastructure — Adding sidewalks on the west side of SR 376, north of the school, received five votes. Adding a designated pedestrian pathway along the school drive received four votes. Non-infrastructure — Enforcing school speed zone limits received seven votes. Starting a bike rodeo program received one vote.
SECTION 6: PUBLIC INPUT
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Administrators and parents of students at Morgan East Elementary School are joining together to improve safety and encourage more students to walk and bicycle to school. By implementing our Safe Routes to School Travel Plan, it is the vision of the Morgan East Elementary School SRTS Planning Team to improve the safety, health, education and the environment for its students by providing safe routes for students to walk and bicycle to school, while also providing education of the highest quality that drives all students to excel, meets their individual needs, develops their character and potential while preparing them for the future. The undersigned are fully supportive of Morgan East Elementary School’s Safe Routes to School Travel Plan and program, and pledge to support their efforts and provide resources as appropriate.
SECTION 7: FINAL PLAN ENDORSEMENT
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Morgan East Elementary School is located in Morgan County. The prevalence of overweight or obese 3rd graders in the county is 30-39% (based on the Ohio Department of Health’s A Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders 2004–2010).
APPENDIX A: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 3RD GRADE BMI REPORT
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APPENDIX C: PUBLIC MEETING MATERIALS
Dear Parents and Guardians, Please join us for a public meeting to learn about the new Safe Routes to School program at Morgan East Elementary School being created in partnership with the Village of McConnelsville. A group of community and school representatives has created a draft School Travel Plan to ensure that walking and bicycling routes to school are provided for our children. Once the Plan is approved, the community is eligible to apply for funds for items in the plan. We have a scheduled a public meeting on Thursday, January 15 at 6 pm at Morgan East Elementary, 4265 North State Route 376. At this meeting you can review the draft School Travel Plan, give feedback and learn more about the Safe Routes to School program. We look forward to seeing you. What is the Safe Routes to School program? The goals of the Safe Routes to School program are to: 1) Improve the environment around the school to encourage walking and bicycling to and from our school, 2) Expand the school’s curriculum and activities to include safety and education programs that will teach our children pedestrian and bicycling safety, and 3) Hold events to encourage walking and bicycling. Learn more at
bit.ly/ODOT-SRTS-Program www.saferoutesinfo.org
Morgan East Elementary School
SRTS Public Meeting Agenda January 15, 2015
1. Introductions
2. What is Safe Routes to School?
3. Developing the School Travel Plan
4. Overview of the School Travel Plan
5. Meeting Participant Comments
6. Next Steps, Adjourn the Meeting
Open comment period until Monday, January 26 Send comments to: Stephanie Tresso, SRTS Consultant stresso@murphyepson.com
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AgendaAgenda
What is Safe Routes to School (SRTS)?
Ohio’s SRTS Program
Morgan East’s School Travel Plan (STP)
Next Steps
Questions?
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National Safe Routes to SchoolNational Safe Routes to School
International movement to promote active transportation
Highway Transportation Bill since 2004
Focuses on barriers/improvements to walking and biking
Within 2 miles of any school (K-8 Students)
Funds for Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure Projects
Includes five components (5 E’s)
Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, and Evaluation
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Ohio Safe Routes to SchoolOhio Safe Routes to School
Managed by ODOT
Julie Walcoff – Program Manager (District Managers in all 12 ODOT Districts)
Alan Craig – ODOT District 10 SRTS Coordinator
Goal: Encourage more students to walk/bike and make walking/biking routes safer for all users
School Travel Plan Process
Documentation of a communities’ intentions related to active transportation
ODOT assists communities
STP is a requirement for further funding requests
$400,000 (Infrastructure) and $15,000 (Non-Infrastructure)
Grant application period is open January 5 – March 2, 2015
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Developing the School Travel PlanDeveloping the School Travel Plan
3 Key Items
Where are the kids coming from?
What travel mode are they using?
And why?
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Morgan East’s School Travel PlanMorgan East’s School Travel Plan
Local Group includes members from:
Village, School, and others
Goal:
Improve safety, health, education, and the environment for students by providing safe routes for students to walk and bicycle to school
STP Tasks
Parent Surveys/Travel Tallies
Current School Travel Information (How children get to/from school?)
Issues
Audit of Existing Conditions (December 8, 2014)
Recommended Solutions and Countermeasures
Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure
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Morgan East’s School Travel PlanMorgan East’s School Travel Plan
Next Steps
Incorporate Public Comments
Finalize Countermeasures and Mapping
Action Plan (Prioritization and Responsible Party)
Endorsements
Final STP in January
Funding Request in early 2015
Both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure grants
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Non-Infrastructure CountermeasuresNon-Infrastructure Countermeasures
Education
Start a Bike Rodeo program.
Utilize ODOT’s “Every Move You Make, Make It Safe” campaign materials.
Host informational SRTS meeting for parents.
Encouragement
Attend ODOT’s Walking School Bus Training and start a Walking School Bus Program.
Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
Develop mileage clubs and other classroom competitions.
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Non-Infrastructure CountermeasuresNon-Infrastructure Countermeasures
Enforcement
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
Attend ODOT’s Adult School Crossing Guard Training and start an Adult Crossing Guard program.
Evaluation
Conduct Parent Surveys annually.
Conduct Student Travel Tallies seasonally.
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Infrastructure CountermeasuresInfrastructure Countermeasures
A: Add bike racks.
B: Add flashing school zone signage on SR 376.
C: Add a designated pedestrian pathway.
D: Remote drop-off/pick-up.
E: Add sidewalks and a crossing
location.
G: Move the mid-block crossing north and include
improved signage and sidewalk connections.
F: Add sidewalks.
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Questions?Questions?
Stephanie Tresso
Murphy Epson / Engage
stresso@murphyepson.com
(614) 221-2885, ext. 15
Jennifer Spinosi
TranSystems Corporation
jnspinosi@transystems.com
(614) 433-7828
Morgan East Elementary School
Non-infrastructure Countermeasures
Educa!on
Start a Bike Rodeo program for 2nd
and 3rd
graders.
U!lize ODOT’s “Every Move You Make, Make It Safe” campaign.
Host an SRTS mee!ng to inform parents and neighbors about
the goals of the SRTS program.
Encouragement
A"end ODOT’s Walking School Bus Training and start a Walking
School Bus program.
Par!cipate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
Develop mileage clubs which create compe!!on between classes,
grade levels, and/or other schools based on how far they have walked.
Enforcement
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
A"end ODOT’s Adult Crossing Guard Training and start an adult
crossing guard program.
Evalua!on
Conduct Parent Surveys every year.
Conduct Student Travel Tallies bi-annually.
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Proposed Countermeasures
A: Add bicycle racks in front of the school.
B: Add flashing school zone beacons along
Kennebec Avenue/SR 376.
C: Add a designated pedestrian pathway along
the school drive.
D: Work with the Morgan County Health Center
to use their parking lot as a remote drop-
off/pick-up location for
students.
E: Add sidewalks on the west side of SR 376,
north of the school.
F: Add sidewalks on the west side of SR 376,
south of the school.
G: Move the mid-block pedestrian crossing along
SR 376 just north of Pine Bark Lane.
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