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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

[email protected] Education, Encouragement

Jean Copeland, Morgan East Elementary


Community Representatives:


Michele Blackburn, Village of McConnelsville Councilmember

[email protected] Encouragement

Mark Dille, Village of McConnelsville Councilmember

[email protected] Encouragement, Evaluation

Local Government Representatives:


John Thompson, Village of McConnelsville Administrator

[email protected] Encouragement

Steve Hook, Morgan County Engineer

[email protected] Engineering

Education Representative:


Lorie Snyder-Lowe, Morgan Local Schools Superintendent


Dean Wright, Morgan Local Schools Operations


SECTION 1: OUR SCHOOL

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Health Representatives:


Rhonda Smith, Morgan Local Schools School Nurse


Public Safety Representatives:


Troy Copeland, Village of McConnelsville Chief of Police

[email protected] Enforcement

1C. The lead contact for our Plan is: Name: Mark Dille Affiliation: Village of McConnelsville Councilmember Phone Number: 740-605-4893 Email address: [email protected] 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



Attend ODOT’s Walking School Bus Training.


Start a Walking School Bus program in conjunction with remote drop off at the adjacent county health department building.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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 B: MAPPING

East Elementary - Morgan Local - Morgan Co

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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 [email protected]

SRTS Public Meeting Thursday, January 15, 2015

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Morgan East Elementary Safe Routes to SchoolMorgan East Elementary Safe Routes to School

School Travel Plan (STP) Meeting

January 15, 2015

Morgan East Elementary Safe Routes to SchoolJanuary 15, 2015

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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.


Develop mileage clubs and other classroom competitions.


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Enforcement


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

[email protected]

(614) 221-2885, ext. 15

Jennifer Spinosi

TranSystems Corporation

[email protected]

(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


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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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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