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To increase the number of students walking and biking to school
To improve the safety of those who are already walking and biking in less than ideal conditions
To date SRTS Funding through SAFETEA-LU:
$56 million received thru 6/30/12
most funds distributed to 7 Districts:
• based on federal formula
• 70-90% infrastructure
• 10-30% non-infrastructure
• $68.4 million programmed in 5-Yr Work Program
More info:
Sarita Taylor
850-245-1529
New guidelines to be compliant with TA funding
Infrastructure• Check with local MPOs/TPOs/BOCC as to when applications due
• Applicants: School Board, Public/Private Schools, Maintaining
Agencies
Non-infrastructure• Only accepted once a year
• Due with Infrastructure application
• Applicants: Schools (public/private), Universities, Government
Entities
and Maintaining Agencies• Applicants: schools, universities and government entities
Sidewalk projects Bike/trail facilities Traffic engineering Bike racks Pedestrian bridges
Encouragement: Programs to challenge students & encourage more walking & biking.
Education: Instruction for student pedestrian & bicycle safety lessons
Enforcement: Not funded, but law enforcement should be SRTS partners to do selective enforcement & education
Evaluation: Not funded but required at the application & implementation stages to track progress
238 applications programmed
Over $68 million programmed
1100+ schools participated with some sort of program
Walking increased by 41%(from 11.4% to 16%)
Florida has made great strides in the first six years
BIG impact with small investment is possible
We are on our way to bringing back walking and biking to school