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An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project
Funding provided by
National Safe Routes to School ProgramImproving Health, Safety and Transportation
Hull, IA- Students assisting adults with I-WALK walkability assessment. April 2011
Fewer kids are biking and walking. More parents are driving.
2009: 13% walked
1969: 48% walked
(National Center for Safe
Routes to School, 2011)
School siting issues: a generation ago
A generation ago: Small schools, located in community centers (EPA, 2003)
Today: Mega-schools, built on edges of towns and cities
School consolidation has lengthened the trip between home and school
It’s not just distanceStudents who live within 1 mile and walk or bike:
2009: 35% 1969: 89%
(National Center for Safe
Routes to School, 2011)
Most common barriers to walking and bicycling to schoolLong distances 62%
Traffic danger 30%
Adverse weather 19%
Fear of crime danger 12%
Note: Sum of percentages is more than 100% because respondents could identify more than one barrier.
(CDC, 2005)
Unintended Consequences: Physical inactivity
Most kids aren’t getting the physical activity they need
Recommended 60 minutes on most, preferably all, days of the week
(US Depts. of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, 2005)
Overweight children have an increased risk of…Lower academic success
Type 2 Diabetes
Low self esteem
Decreased physical functioning
Obesity in adulthood
Negative emotional & physical effects
Safe Routes to School programs are part of the solution…
Safe Routes to School goalsWhere it’s safe, get children walking and biking
Where it’s not safe, make changes
Winston-Salem, NC
An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project
Funding provided by
I-WALK Partnership & Goal
To develop a sustainable model for community coalitions to continuously
update, implement, and evaluate the local Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
plan.
I-WALK Components1. Community coalition
2. Evaluationa) Teacher Tallyb) Parent/Child Online Surveyc) GPS Walkability Assessment
3. Presentation of data results to community
Hull, IA- Students assisting adults with I-WALK walkability assessment. April 2011
1. Community Coalition
Atlantic, IA- I-WALK GIS/GPS training in preparation for walkability assessment. March 2011
2a. Evaluation: Teacher Tally
Determines how students get to and from school
2b. Evaluation: Parent & Student Online Survey
Identifies current routes students take to/from school with mapping feature
Identifies barriers to walking or biking to school
2c. Evaluation: GPS Walkability Assessment
Coalition and community members walk routes identified by the parent & student survey
iPhone with GPS capabilities are used to collect data and sent back to ISU Extension for analysis
GPS: Sidewalk & Intersection Assessment
Intersectionassessment.
Paper map showing Assessment area assigned.
Checking for sidewalks on both sides.
3. Presentation to Community
Presentation of final report
Next steps for SRTS
*2010-11 SY: 2 communities in each of the 6 PH Regions
*2012 Spring: 4 communities
*2012-12 SY: 12 TBD additional communities
Reach*2700 in 3rd-5th grade*5,000 students in buildings*35,000 students in district* 220,000 students/adults in districtSpring 2012 Grantees
2010-11 Grantees
I-WALK GPS Walkability Assessment Welcome & Introductions I-WALK OverviewData Collection – What you are collecting today
Hands on GPS TrainingGPS CollectionReview Data & Wrap up
Questions?
i-walk.org
What you are collecting today.
Midpoints(Diamonds)
Intersections(+Circles)
Random(Iconic)
Groups assigned to collection zones. Volunteers assigned to zone A collected data at every midblock and intersection that was within the zone A boundary.
When in doubt on a zone boundary, collect the data!! Others will see that the point has been collected.
Remember, you only need to locate one symbol at each location. For the midblock it references the sidewalks on both sides of the street.
AB
C D
Midblocks
Midblocks
Intersections
Intersections
Intersections
Intersections
Random Features:
Random features can be located at any time.
The only form item is an optional comment
Riceville, IA (April, 2011)
Kalona, IA (May, 2011)
Riceville, IA (April 2011)
Riceville, IA (April, 2011)
Atlantic, IA (March, 2011)
Note – this is a photo from GPS workshop in Riceville! The iPhone CameraWorks very well!
Riceville, IA (April, 2011)
Note – You do not have to photograph everybroken/cracked sidewalk.Just the major ones that are in major need of repair!
Tabor, IA (April, 2011)
Tabor, IA (April, 2011)
Note – You do not have to photograph everybroken/cracked sidewalk.Just the major ones that are in major need of repair!
Tabor, IA (April, 2011)
Tabor, IA (April, 2011)
Riceville, IA (April, 2011)
Hands on TrainingHand out devicesRecord Device Numbers
Walk through demoTest GPS locator
If you have questions when in the field you can call
515-509-0651