STREETSBORO CITY SCHOOLS STP SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN April 2013
OHIO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
SECTION 1: OUR SCHOOL/S
School District
School Name
School Address
Grades Served
Streetsboro City Schools
Wait Primary School
899 Frost Road, Streetsboro, OH 44241
K-1
Streetsboro City Schools
Campus Elementary School
8955 Kirby Lane, Streetsboro, OH 44241
2-3
Streetsboro City Schools
Henry Defer Intermediate School
1895 Annalane Drive, Streetsboro, OH 44241
4-6
Streetsboro City Schools
Streetsboro Middle School
1951 Annalane Drive, Streetsboro, OH 44241
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Your School’s Students 2011-2012 Average Daily Student Enrollment
Black, nonHispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic
MultiRacial
White, nonHispanic
Economically Disadvantaged
Limited English Proficient
Students with Disabilities
Migrant
324
8.7%
–
–
3.5%
5.0%
81.7%
32.9%
–
16.0%
–
335
8.0%
–
–
–
5.0%
84.0%
35.2%
–
12.3%
–
474
15.4%
–
2.2%
–
3.5%
77.3%
43.7%
–
12.3%
–
317
16.5%
–
–
–
4.7%
77.6%
46.8%
–
9.5%
–
Data from the Ohio Department of Health’s A Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders 2004–2010 for Streetsboro City Schools is included in Appendix A. 1B. Community Stakeholders and the Safe Routes to School Team School Representatives: Name Tim Calfee, Superintendent
Email address tcalfee@rockets.sparcc.org
5 E Role: Evaluation
Community Representatives: Name Chuck Kocisko, Council Member
Email address lynkoko@neo.rr.com
5 E Role: Education
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1A. Identify Target Schools
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Local Government Representatives: Name Email address Bruce Terrell bterrell@cityofstreetsboro.com
5 E Role: Engineering
Name Glenn Broska, Mayor
Email address gbroska@cityofstreetsboro.com
5 E Role: Encouragement
Email address kgrimm@rockets.sparcc.org
5 E Role: Education
Health Representatives: Name
Email address
5 E Role:
Public Safety Representatives: Name Troy Beiber, Police Department
Email address NEED EMAIL
5 E Role: Enforcement
Education Representative: Name Kevin Grimm, School Board President, Fire Department
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Other: Name Greg Mytinger, Recreation and Parks Department Joe Ciuni
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Email address gmytinger@cityofstreetsboro.com
5 E Role: Encouragement
jciuni@gpdgroup.com
Engineering
1C. The lead contact for our Plan is: Name: Bruce Terrell Affiliation: City of Streetsboro, Engineering Department Director Phone Number: 330-626-4942, ext. 137 Email address: bterrell@cityofstreetsboro.com Mailing address: 9184 State Route 43, Streetsboro, OH 44241
SECTION 2: OUR SRTS VISION
Our SRTS Vision: Successful SRTS programs benefit from the school and community working together toward a common vision. Vision statements can be a single statement, a list of goals or a short paragraph. There is no correct or incorrect vision statement. In 100 words or less, explain your team’s vision for your SRTS program in the space below.
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Based on our schools’ locations adjacent to SR 303 – a major truck route through the city – it is our vision to create safe passages for our students to walk and bicycle to school, keeping them out of the roads. These safe passages also will benefit residents of Streetsboro. Increasing students’ active transportation will benefit their health and the environment around the schools.
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SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL – CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.) Campus Elementary School: Number of Students
% of Student Body
Within a ¼-mile of school
0
0%
Within a ½-mile of school
10
3%
Within 1 mile of school
63
18%
Within 2 miles of school
161
46%
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Distance From School
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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? Campus Elementary School: Walk
Bike
School Bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool
Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
0%
0%
68%
26%
1%
5%
0%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
0%
0%
71%
24%
0.5%
5%
0%
Primary walking / bicycling routes
Wiencek Road to SR 303 to Page Road, St. Nicholas Drive, and Root Drive
3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school? District Bus Policies Policy: “It is the policy of the Board of Education to provide transportation for those students whose distance from their school makes this service necessary within the limitations established by State law. Such laws and rules shall govern any question not covered by this policy.” How it affects student travel modes: As written, the policy neither encourages nor discourages students to walk or bicycle to school
School Travel Policies Policy: The schools follow the district’s policy. Please see above. 3D. School Arrival and Dismissal Process. Using prompt questions provided below, describe key school arrival and dismissal procedures at your school. 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.
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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 picked up in cars are dismissed first, then students who ride the bus, walk or bicycle.
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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 assist at arrival and dismissal to ensure students enter and exit the school campus safely. 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. 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.
3E. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking. Using the Parent Survey Summary Data Report generated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, indicate the top 5 reasons impacting the decisions of parents who currently DO NOT allow their children to walk or bicycle to school. Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: Distance. Amount of traffic along route.
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: Speed of traffic along route. Safety of intersections and crossings. Sidewalks or pathways.
3F. Safety Issues and Concerns. Summarize traffic safety issues and concerns that are gathered anecdotally from the team, parents and the community at large. Record your summary in the space below in 100 words or less. Parents’ overwhelming concerns were lack of sidewalks, distance from school and safety concerns in general and of sexual offenders in particular. The volume of traffic along routes students could take also was a major concern. Several also felt their students were too young to walk or bicycle to school.
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Relevant traffic crashes.
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There were 7 total crashes within the STP study area. The crashes resulted in 6 injuries and 1 fatalities. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 2. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 5. 3G. 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)
There are no existing walking or bicycling activities in place at this school.
SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL – HENRY DEFER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 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.) Henry Defer Intermediate School: Number of Students
% of Student Body
Within a ¼-mile of school
0
0%
Within a ½-mile of school
23
4%
Within 1 mile of school
118
24%
Within 2 miles of school
236
48%
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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? Henry Defer Intermediate School: Walk
Bike
School Bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool
Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
0.2%
0.2%
80%
17%
2%
0.2%
0%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
0.6%
0%
80%
15%
3%
0%
1%
Primary walking / bicycling routes
Wiencek Road to SR 303 to Page Road, St. Nicholas Drive, and Root Drive
3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school? See the district policy summarized in 3C under Campus Elementary. 3D. School Arrival and Dismissal Process. Using prompt questions provided below, describe key school arrival and dismissal procedures at your school. 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 picked up in cars are dismissed first, then students who ride the bus, walk or bicycle. 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 assist at arrival and dismissal to ensure students enter and exit the school campus safely.
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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.
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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. 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.
3E. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking. Using the Parent Survey Summary Data Report generated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, indicate the top 5 reasons impacting the decisions of parents who currently DO NOT allow their children to walk or bicycle to school. Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: Distance. Amount of traffic along route. Speed of traffic along route. Sidewalks or pathways. Weather or climate.
3F. Safety Issues and Concerns. Summarize traffic safety issues and concerns that are gathered anecdotally from the team, parents and the community at large. Record your summary in the space below in 100 words or less.
Parents’ overwhelming concerns were lack of sidewalks, distance from school and safety concerns in general and of sexual offenders in particular. The volume of traffic along routes students could take also was a major concern as well as a lack of crossing guards on these routes.
Relevant traffic crashes. There were 8 total crashes within the STP study area. The crashes resulted in 7 injuries and 1 fatality. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 2. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 6. 3G. 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)
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There are no existing walking or bicycling activities in place at this school.
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SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL – STREETSBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL 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.) Streetsboro Middle School: Number of Students
% of Student Body
Within a ¼-mile of school
0
0%
Within a ½-mile of school
12
3%
Within 1 mile of school
80
24%
Within 2 miles of school
160
48%
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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? Streetsboro Middle School: Walk
Bike
School Bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool
Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
1%
0.4%
74%
23%
1%
0%
0.4%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
1%
0.5%
67%
28%
4%
0%
0.3%
Primary walking / bicycling routes
Wiencek Road to SR 303 to Page Road, St. Nicholas Drive, and Root Drive
3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school? See the district policy summarized in 3C under Campus Elementary. 3D. School Arrival and Dismissal Process. Using prompt questions provided below, describe key school arrival and dismissal procedures at your school. 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 picked up in cars are dismissed first, then students who ride the bus, walk or bicycle. 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 assist at arrival and dismissal to ensure students enter and exit the school campus safely.
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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.
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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. 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.
3E. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking. Using the Parent Survey Summary Data Report generated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, indicate the top 5 reasons impacting the decisions of parents who currently DO NOT allow their children to walk or bicycle to school. Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: Amount of traffic along route. Speed of traffic along route. Weather or climate. Sidewalks or pathways. Distance.
3F. Safety Issues and Concerns. Summarize traffic safety issues and concerns that are gathered anecdotally from the team, parents and the community at large. Record your summary in the space below in 100 words or less.
Parents’ top concerns are lack of sidewalks, volume of traffic along routes students would walk or bicycle to school, distance from school and general safety concerns.
Relevant traffic crashes. There were 8 total crashes within the STP study area. The crashes resulted in 7 injuries and 1 fatality. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 2. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 6. 3G. 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)
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There are no existing walking or bicycling activities in place at this school.
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SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL – WAIT PRIMARY SCHOOL NOTE: The district is planning to relocate this school to the same campus as district’s other schools in the next 2-3 years. 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.) Wait Primary School: Number of Students
% of Student Body
Within a ¼-mile of school
15
4%
Within a ½-mile of school
101
27%
Within 1 mile of school
174
46%
Within 2 miles of school
293
78%
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? Wait Primary School: Walk
Bike
School Bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool
Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
0.6%
0%
69%
30%
0.2%
0%
0%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
0.3%
0%
76%
23%
0.3%
0%
0%
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Primary walking / bicycling routes
Frost Road to Woodlands Apartments, Newport Lane, Bridgeport Avenue, Gloucester Road, and Greentree Parkway
3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school? See the district policy summarized in 3C under Campus Elementary. 3D. School Arrival and Dismissal Process. Using prompt questions provided below, describe key school arrival and dismissal procedures at your school. 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 picked up in cars are dismissed first, then students who ride the bus, walk or bicycle. 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 assist at arrival and dismissal to ensure students enter and exit the school campus safely.
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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.
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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. 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.
3E. Parent Attitudes towards walking and biking. Using the Parent Survey Summary Data Report generated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, indicate the top 5 reasons impacting the decisions of parents who currently DO NOT allow their children to walk or bicycle to school. Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school: Amount of traffic along route. Speed of traffic along route. Distance. Weather or climate. Sidewalks or pathways.
3F. Safety Issues and Concerns. Summarize traffic safety issues and concerns that are gathered anecdotally from the team, parents and the community at large. Record your summary in the space below in 100 words or less.
Parents’ overwhelming concerns were lack of sidewalks and safety concerns in general and of sexual offenders in particular – there are seven registered offenders in the local area. Students’ distance from school and age (this is a K-1 school) also were concerns. Parents also cited the volume of traffic along routes students could walk or bicycle, a lack of crossing guards on these routes and a lack of bike racks at the school.
Relevant traffic crashes. There were 5 total crashes within the STP study area. The crashes resulted in 5 injuries and 1 fatality. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 1. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 4.
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3G. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school. Identify and describe activities at your school that support or encourage walking and bicycling.
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Activity
How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
Safety Town
Incoming kindergarteners can participate in this educational event hosted annually by the City and Police Department in the summer. It teaches about general safety related walking, automobiles, buses and strangers.
SECTION 4: KEY ISSUES IMPACTING SAFE WALKING AND BICYCLING TO SCHOOL Top 5 Issues impacting student ability to safely walk or bicycle to your school. (Campus Elementary, Henry Defer Intermediate, and Streetsboro Middle Schools are all located on the same campus; Wait Primary will be moving there in the future. Therefore, this section has been filled out to reflect the campus with Campus Elementary, Henry Defer Intermediate, and Streetsboro Middle Schools.)
Issue/Description 1. Issue: Parents don’t feel safe letting their children walk to school because of the lack of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure along their paths to the campus (including sidewalks/pathways and crosswalks).
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2. Issue: Many parents are uncomfortable letting their children walk or bicycle to school alone. This, in turn, means that many students do not know proper walking and bicycling behaviors.
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3. Issue: There are a number of crossings that parents feel are unsafe for their children to cross alone, including crossing SR 43 and SR 303. 4. Issue: Roads near the campus have high volumes and speeds of traffic and parents don’t feel safe letting their children walk along this road. 5. Issue: Many parents are comfortable letting their children walk to school because they feel they live too far away.
SECTION 5: RECOMMENDED SRTS COUNTERMEASURES NOTE: Because all the schools are planned to be on the same campus in a few years, this section has been combined to reflect countermeasures for the campus with Campus Elementary, Henry Defer Intermediate, and Streetsboro Middle Schools. 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 Countermeasure
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Train parents and educators about starting a Walking School Bus program (through ODOT).
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
Because children currently don’t bike, they are unaware of proper biking behaviors.
Start a Bike Rodeo program for 2 /3 Grade students.
Because children currently don’t bike, they are unaware of proper biking behaviors.
Have a table with SRTS educational materials at Streetsboro Family Days.
Parents don’t want their children walking or biking to school unsupervised.
Host a SRTS Meeting to inform parents / neighbors / etc. about Streetsboro’s goals.
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Medium and long term strategies: 1.
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ENCOURAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES
ENCOURAGEMENT Issue
Countermeasure
Parents don’t want their children walking to school unsupervised.
Start a Walking School Bus program.
Parents don’t want their children walking to school unsupervised.
Incorporate SRTS encouragement activities at Streetsboro Family Days.
Medium and long term strategies: 1. Develop mileage clubs which create competition between classes or grade levels based on how far they have walked.
ENFORCEMENT COUNTERMEASURES
ENFORCEMENT Issue
Countermeasure
Traffic travels at high speeds around the campus.
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
Parents feel crossings near the campus are unsafe.
Send an Adult Crossing Guard representative to ODOT’s Adult School Crossing Guard Training Program.
Medium and long term strategies: 1. Develop a volunteer Adult Crossing Guard program, which would limit the student safety patrols need to “direct” traffic. EVALUATION COUNTERMEASURES
EVALUATION
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Countermeasure
Follow-up on SRTS program effectiveness.
Conduct Parent Surveys yearly to track the program.
Follow-up on SRTS program effectiveness.
Conduct Student Travel Tallies seasonally (fall / winter / spring) to see when encouragement techniques should be further employed.
Medium and long term strategies: 1.
5B. 12-Month SRTS Non-Infrastructure Activity Calendar. Nov 2013
Attend Walking School Bus training.
PLAN
Lead: Chuck Kocisko, Education
IMPLEMENT
Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.
PLAN
Lead: Kevin Grimm, Education
IMPLEMENT nd
Start Bike Rodeo program for 2 / rd 3 Grade students.
PLAN
Lead: Kevin Grimm, Education
IMPLEMENT
Have SRTS educational materials at Streetsboro Family Days.
PLAN
Lead: Chuck Kocisko, Education
IMPLEMENT
Host SRTS informational meeting.
PLAN
Lead: Chuck Kocisko, Education
IMPLEMENT
Start Walking School Bus program.
PLAN
Lead: Greg Mytinger, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
Have SRTS encouragement activities at Streetsboro Family Days.
PLAN
Lead: Glenn Broska, Encouragement
IMPLEMENT
Enforce School Zone speed limits.
PLAN
Lead: Troy Beiber, Enforcement
IMPLEMENT
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Send Adult Crossing Guard(s) to ODOT training.
PLAN
Lead: Troy Beiber, Enforcement
IMPLEMENT
Conduct Parent Surveys yearly.
PLAN
Lead: Tim Calfee, Evaluation
IMPLEMENT
Conduct Student Travel Tallies seasonally.
PLAN
Lead: Tim Calfee, Evaluation
IMPLEMENT
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Jurisdiction Responsible
Estimated Cost
Possible Funding Source
High
City of Streetsboro
Medium
SRTS City of Streetsboro
Short Term
High
City of Streetsboro
Medium
SRTS City of Streetsboro
A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the western leg of this intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added along Streetsboro Road/SR 303.
Short Term
High
City of Streetsboro
Low
SRTS City of Streetsboro ODOT Sign Program
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
Install a multi-purpose pathway for approximately 0.11 miles from Page Road to the north side of Defer Intermediate, connecting to the existing walkway adjacent to the school parking lot.
Short Term
High
Streetsboro City Schools
Medium
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools City of Streetsboro
Streetsboro school campus
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
Connect the multi-purpose pathway for a distance of approximately 0.13 miles from Defer Intermediate to the existing sidewalk west of Streetsboro Middle. This connection will include the installation of a bridge over the wet area between the schools.
Medium Term
Medium
Streetsboro City Schools
Medium
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools City of Streetsboro
Streetsboro school campus
Improve pedestrian accommodations.
Add a raised crosswalk connecting the sidewalk at Defer to the sidewalk at the high school.
Short Term
High
Streetsboro City Schools
Low
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools City of Streetsboro ODOT Sign Program
Location
Issue
Countermeasure
Timeframe
Priority
A
Streetsboro Road / SR 303
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
Install approximately 2,450 feet of sidewalk on the north side of Streetsboro Road/SR 303 tying in to the existing sidewalk at Superior Avenue/Mt. Vernon Drive and extending to Page Road. Ladder-style crosswalks and ADA curb ramps should be added at cross streets as necessary.
Short Term
B
Page Road
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
Install approximately 2,950 feet of sidewalk on the west side of Page Road from Streetsboro Road/SR 303 to Luke Drive. Ladder-style crosswalks and ADA curb ramps should be added at cross streets as necessary.
C
Streetsboro Road / SR 303 and Page Road intersection
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
D
Defer Intermediate to Page Road
E
F
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Jurisdiction Responsible
Estimated Cost
Possible Funding Source
High
Streetsboro City Schools
Medium
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools City of Streetsboro ODOT Sign Program
Short Term
High
City of Streetsboro
Low
SRTS City of Streetsboro
Move the flashing School Zone beacon that is just east of Page Road on Streetsboro Road / SR 303 to just east of the intersection with Kirby Lane. Additionally, install a standard School Zone sign on Page Road just north of Streetsboro Road / SR 303.
Short Term
High
Streetsboro City Schools
Low
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools ODOT Sign Program
Improve pedestrian accommodations.
Extend the multi-purpose pathway at Campus Elementary (west of the baseball field) south to Summers Avenue for a distance of approximately 0.13 miles. This would involve obtaining an easement between the properties on Summers Avenue.
Short Term
High
Streetsboro City Schools / City of Streetsboro
Medium
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools City of Streetsboro
Summers Avenue / Valley Brook Road / Gates Avenue / Deer Meadow Boulevard
Lack of pedestrian accommodations.
Extend the multi-purpose pathway from Summers Avenue to Deer Meadow Boulevard for a distance of approximately 0.25 miles. This would involve obtaining an easement between the properties on Summers Avenue, Valley Brook Road, Gates Avenue, Deer Meadow Boulevard.
Medium Term
Medium
City of Streetsboro
Medium
SRTS City of Streetsboro
Streetsboro school campus
Lack of bicycle accommodations.
Install bike racks to properly store bikes during school days and effectively promote biking to and from school.
Short Term
High
Streetsboro City Schools
Low
SRTS Streetsboro City Schools
Location
Issue
Countermeasure
Timeframe
Priority
G
Streetsboro school campus
Improve pedestrian accommodations.
Enhance the existing crosswalks on the school campus by installing raised crosswalks, restriping them in the ladder-style, and adding appropriate pedestrian crossing signage.
Short Term
H
Streetsboro Road / SR 303 and Kirby Lane intersection
Improve pedestrian accommodations.
Install pedestrian pushbuttons at the Streetsboro Road / SR 303 and Kirby Lane intersection.
I
Streetsboro Road / SR 303
Improve School Zone signage
J
Campus Elementary
K
L
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SECTION 6: PUBLIC INPUT
A public meeting to discuss the Streetsboro STP was held on ___ at ___. Key feedback from that meeting is outlined below; a notice for the meeting is included in Appendix C. NOTE: In addition to the information requested in the table below, attach a copy of your public meeting notice. Public Input Process: Example – Presented at PTA meeting Date: Example – Wednesday January 4, 2012 Target Audience: Example – Parents and teachers
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Key Input Received: Example: Community asked for speed bumps on Robey Road Parents volunteered to lead a walking school bus PTA will include a bike rodeo as part of the annual Spring event
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SECTION 7: FINAL PLAN – ENDORSEMENT / PLEDGE OF SUPPORT The endorsement / pledge of support for Streetsboro’s Safe Routes to School Travel Plan is included in Appendix D.
Example Endorsement: Administrators and parents of students at XYZ 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, our goals are:
The undersigned are fully supportive of XYZ School’s Safe Routes to School Travel Plan and program, and pledge to support their efforts and provide resources as appropriate. Signature Printed Name XYZ School Principal
Signature Printed Name School District Superintendent
Signature Printed Name County Executive
Signature Printed Name Mayor, City of XYZ
Signature Printed Name PTA/PTO
Signature Printed Name City/County Council
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To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school. To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age. To facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of our school.
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