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Julie Yip
Phone Number: 503 986-4196
FAX: 503 986-3143
ODOT - Transportation Safety Division
235 Union Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-1054
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| Current SRTS Program Calendar |
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SAFE ROUTES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER POSITION OPEN,
(Law Enforcement), now open:
Application Period October 5, 2009 - October 30, 2009 Click for Application
On May 21, 2009, Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Burr (R-NC) , Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined together to introduce the Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act (S. 1156). For more details on the legislation, including a summary of the bill’s provisions, a list of supporting organizations, and the text of the legislation, please visit http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/national
2nd Safe Routes to School National Conference: www.saferoutesconference.org
August 19-21, 2009 in Portland, Oregon
Scholarships and Early Registration Available through June 2009, Oregon residents are encouraged to apply. For scholarship information and an application, contact Lilli at lillian@bta4bikes.org.
Next Safe Routes Advisory Committee meeting:
July 15, 2009
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Transportation Safety Division
235 Union St., NE
Salem, OR 97301
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| 2010 Call for Applications |
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The Oregon Safe Routes to School Program completed the 2010 Call for Applications, June 15, 2009, for both Non-Infrastructure activities and for Infrastructure projects. SRTS funds benefit K-8 schools.
2010 Non-Infrastructure Awards (Cycle 3)
Infrastructure Applications have not been awarded yet.
Non-Infrastructure Budget Form 737-1003
Infrastructure Application
The Oregon Safe Routes to School Program announces the 2010 Infrastructure Application for infrastructure projects FY2010. $2 million is available for projects that improve the safety and access of students walking and bicycling from home to school and school to home. The projects must be within 2 miles of the benefiting K-8 school. The maximum award is $500,000.
A completed Oregon Action Plan must be received for every school that is affected by the proposed project.
The deadline for receipt of the application and action plans is June 15, 2009.
Who may apply:
1) School districts, schools (public, private, parochial, charter or alternative education program offering instruction at levels K-8) in cooperation with the governing body with jurisdiction over the affected roadways or properties;
2) State and local government in cooperation with a school district or a qualifying school;
3) Non-profit organizations may partner with any of the above regarding engineering projects that directly benefit a qualifying elementary or middle school, but the applicant must be the school district or government agency with jurisdiction over the affected roadway or properties.
Cycle 2 Non-Infrastructure Projects
Cycle 1 Non-Infrastructure Awards
Cycle 1 only Infrastructure Awards
Example of Good Cost Estimate on Infrastructure Application. Click to see Example
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| Safe Routes to School Matters |
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Safe Routes to School Matters.
Only a generation ago, children routinely
traveled around their neighborhoods either on
foot or by bike. Today, fewer children are walking and biking and more parents are driving. In 1969, 42% of children 5 to 18 years of age walked or bicycled to school. In 2001, the rate fell to 16% (CDC, 2005). This trend of children replacing a routine of physical activity with motor-powered transportation has led to lifestyle changes that impact children, families, schools, neighborhoods and the broader community. Less foot-powered transportation means more motor vehicle traffic around schools, leading to increased traffic congestion which negatively impacts the walking and bicycling environment. SRTS programs are part of the solution to increase physical activity and improve unsafe walking and bicycling conditions. SRTS strategies are based on Education, Encouragement, Engineering, Enforcement and Evaluation.
To learn more about Safe Routes, Click on the link for the: National Center for Safe Routes to School website
(click to open)
A Team Approach to Safe Routes to School Builds "Kidical Mass"
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| Program Information |
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The Oregon Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program administers federal funds received from the 2005 SAFETEA-LU transportation bill. The Oregon program received over $5 million in federal funds through the initial 2005-2009 period for projects at schools serving grades K-8. $2 million in funds is currently available for infrastructure awards for 2010 projects, and $500,000 is available for 2010 non-infrastructure activities in education, encouragement and enforcement. The national Safe Routes to School Program has not been reauthorized.after 2009.
The goals of the program are to increase the ability and opportunity for children to walk and bicycle to school; promote walking and bicycling to school and encourage a healthy and active lifestyle at an early age; and facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution within two miles of the school.
Two groups of funding are available through the SRTS program:
Infrastructure projects within two miles of the school;
Non-infrastructure activities; education and encouragement, and traffic enforcement activities within two miles of the school.
The funds will be distributed by the ODOT Transportation Safety Division (TSD) as a reimbursement program through an open and competitive process, with the guidance of a Safe Routes to School citizen's advisory group. Costs incurred prior to TSD project approval are not eligible for reimbursement.
Complete the Oregon Action Plan Template
An approved Action Plan must be received for every school K-8 that is affected by the project proposal at the time of application. The Plan initiates evaluation and community involvement activities that prepare the school to seek SRTS project funds through the state program, or to implement SRTS projects and activities with other funding sources.
Oregon SRTS Action Plan Template
Student Tally Form
Parent Survey Form
Form Instructions
Data Tool Description
Walkability Assessment
Bikeability Assessment
Student Hand Tally and Parent Survey forms
The National Center for Safe Routes to School clearinghouse is the source for the forms. If you cannot download the forms from this webpage, the hand tally, parent survey, form instructions and data tools descriptions are available at www.saferoutesinfo.org under the NCSRTS Resources (Evaluation) topic. The returned tally forms and survey forms may be input directly online at www.saferoutesinfo.org/tracking on the Datatools page, or you may opt to mail in your surveys to the national SRTS clearinghouse. For more information, visit the NCSRTS Resources (Evaluation) topic.
Recommendations developed from the Action Plan will range from infrastructure improvements to programmatic actions (education and encouragement, and enforcement). The SRTS Program highly encourages infrastructure project applicants to also consider non-infrastructure (education, enforcement, evaluation) components.
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| Safe Routes Facts |
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National Facts
*According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) "Traffic Safety Facts", since 1995, 1509 people nationally have died in school transportation -related crashes-- an average of 137 fatalities per year. Most of the people who lost their lives in those crashes (70%) were occupants of other vehicles involved. Non-occupants (pedestrians, bicyclists, etc.) accounted for 22 percent of the deaths, and occupants of school transportation vehicles accounted for 8 percent.
*Since 1995, 170 school-age pedestrians (younger than 19) have died in school transportation-related crashes. Nearly two-thirds (65%) were killed by school buses, 5 percent by vehicles serving as school buses, and 30 percent by other vehicles involved in the crashes. Nearly one-half (49%) of all school-age pedestrians killed in school transportation- related crashes were between the ages of 5 and 7.
Oregon Facts
Click on the links below to view charts showing trends regarding Oregon bicyclist and pedestrian crashes with motor vehicles, involving 5-14 year-olds both statewide and in school zones.
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Hour
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Day
Bicycle School Zone vs. Statewide by Month
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Hour
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Day
Pedestrian School Zone vs. Statewide by Month
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