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ASHTABULA AREA SCHOOLS STPSAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

April 2013

OHIO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLSCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

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1A. Identify Target Schools

School District School Name School Address Grades Served

Ashtabula Area City Schools Huron Primary School 2300 Wade Avenue

Ashtabula, OH 44004 K-3

Ashtabula Area City Schools Ontario Primary School 2300 Wade Avenue


Ashtabula Area City Schools Michigan Primary School 2300 Wade Avenue


Ashtabula Area City Schools Erie Intermediate School 2300 Wade Avenue

Ashtabula, OH 44004 4-6

Ashtabula Area City Schools Superior Intermediate School 2300 Wade Avenue

Ashtabula, OH 44004 4-6

Your School’s Students 2011-2012

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

423 6.7% – – 15.1% 12.5% 65.2% 76.7% 11.9% 13.9% –

420 11.0% – – 12.2% 10.5% 65.8% 83.3% 5.5% 18.1% –

374 9.7% – – 8.1% 11.2% 70.5% 77.9% 3.5% 20.5% –

176 – – – 10.6% 9.1% 75.7% 71.0% – 27.5% –

679 10.3% – – 13.2% 14.8% 61.0% 77.1% 7.1% 18.8% –

Data from the Ohio Department of Health’s A Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio’s Third Graders 2004–2010 for Ashtabula Area City Schools is included in Appendix A.

1B. Community Stakeholders and the Safe Routes to School Team

Education Representative:

Name Email address 5 E Role:

Patrick Colucci, AACS Superintendent

[email protected] Education

School Representatives:


Dave Boyer, AACS Director of Operations

[email protected] Engineering

SECTION 1: OUR SCHOOL/S

mailto:[email protected]


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Community Representatives:


Reji DiSalvatore, AACS Parent [email protected] Encouragement

Local Government Representatives:


Luciana Ratermann, Ashtabula Director of Planning & Community Development

[email protected] Enforcement

Augie Pugliese, Ashtabula City Council

[email protected] Encouragement

Jim Timonere, Ashtabula City Manager

[email protected] Evaluation

Brenda Sanders, Executive Assistant to the City Manager

[email protected] Evaluation

Norman Jepson, Saybrook Township Trustee


Health Representatives:


Chris Seuffert, AACS Board of Education

[email protected] Encouragement

Public Safety Representatives:


Bill Jepson , Ashtabula City Engineering Tech


Terry Tulino, APD Resource Officer [email protected] Enforcement

1C. The lead contact for our Plan is: Name: Jim Timonere Affiliation: Ashtabula City Manager Phone Number: 440‐992‐7103 Email address: [email protected] Mailing address: 4400 Main Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004











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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.

SECTION 2: OUR SRTS VISION

The Ashtabula SRTS Team is striving to build Great Routes to Great Schools. They want to build an SRTS program that will bring the following goals to the Lakeside Elementary Campus, and the community as a whole:

Provide active transportation routes to the Lakeside Elementary Campus.

Unify a community of pedestrians who will use the sidewalks to reach the campus classrooms, playgrounds and walking areas.

Allow for the addition of pedestrian safety infrastructure to ensure a safe active transportation experience.

Improve community pride and encourage further investment in the depressed neighborhoods through which the routes will pass.

Establish physical activity as the norm for students living within two miles of the campus.

Continue the tradition of the Ashtabula Area City Schools students walking to their schools just as they did when the district had neighborhood schools.

Improve walking and biking as a primary means to transportation to school, especially now that the district no longer buses students who live within two miles of the campus.

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Huron Primary, Ontario Primary, Michigan Primary, Erie Intermediate, and Superior

Intermediate are all located on the Lakeside Elementary Campus and have been

combined where necessary in this section.

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.)

Lakeside Elementary Campus:

Distance From School Number of Students

% of Student Body

Within a ¼-mile of school 5 0.2%

Within a ½-mile of school 128 6.3%

Within 1 mile of school 437 21.6%

Within 2 miles of school 1,607 79.3%

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?

Lakeside Elementary Campus:

Walk Bike School

Bus Family Vehicle

Carpool Public Transit

Other

Number of students (morning trips)

5% 0% 62% 29% 3% 0.5% 0.2%

Number of students (afternoon trips)

6% 0% 67% 24% 2% 0.5% 0.2%

Primary walking / bicycling routes

Wade Avenue, Cemetery Road, West Avenue

3C. Are there any school or district policies that impact students walking or bicycling

to school?

District Bus Policies

Policy: In January 2013, the district busing policy was changed to bus “only those students whom the state requires” bussing be provided for. This means that K-8 students living two miles or less from their school are not provided transportation.

SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL

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How it affects student travel modes (3-5 sentences): Since many students are no longer provided busing, it provides the need to find alternate means of transportation to get to and from school.

School Travel Policies

Policy: There are no additional school policies related to walking and bicycling. However, students at the primary schools (grades K-3) are not encouraged to ride their bikes to school alone; in fact, there are no bicycle racks on the primary schools’ side of the campus.

How it affects student travel modes (3-5 sentences): These students don’t ride their bikes to school, nor are they taught the proper techniques for riding their bikes.

3D. 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.

Each of the buildings on the campus has one door that is used for students arriving by bus and another door for students who are dropped off by car.

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.). Dismissal at the schools on the campus starts at 2:45 PM for students riding on buses; those who get picked up by car are dismissed slightly earlier and walkers are dismissed slightly later.

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.

School staff walk children to their respective buses in the afternoon and also help dismiss children to family vehicles.

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.

An adult crossing guard is stationed along the Primary School drive near Huron Primary in the morning and at the Cemetery Road and Wade Avenue intersection in the afternoon.

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.

At the beginning of the year, the police officers on campus help to direct traffic around

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Many parents feel that the location of the new school campus prohibits students walking to school, because of both the distance to the campus from many neighborhoods in the district and because they feel the area around the campus is unsafe. Parents also cited lack of sidewalk and lack of adult supervision as concerns with letting students walk.

the campus. Later in the year, once drivers know the traffic pattern, officers are around to help out wherever needed, typically along Wade Avenue at the school drives.

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.

Safety of intersections and crossings.

Violence or crime.

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.

Relevant traffic crashes.

There were 39 total crashes within the STP study area. The crashes resulted in 33 injuries and 2 fatalities. The number of crashes that involved bicycles was 20. The number of crashes that involved pedestrians was 19.

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)

Safety Town This program teaches children the proper pedestrian behaviors such as techniques for crossing the street. The program was discontinued for the 2011-2012 school year but will resume after this school year (2012-2013) at the Lakeside Elementary campus.

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Top 5 Issues impacting student ability to safely walk or bicycle to your school.

Issue/Description

1. Issue: The new Lakeside Elementary campus was recently built in a somewhat rural area making distance to the campus a concern. While over three-quarters of the students who attend the schools on the campus are within two miles of the campus, less than a quarter are within one mile of the campus.

2. Issue: Many parents feel that there are insufficient sidewalks and other pedestrian accommodations around the new school campus (especially along Wade Avenue) and they don’t feel safe letting them walk or bicycle along these routes.

3. Issue: Because of the young age of many of the children that attend the schools on the campus, 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.

4. Issue: A number of parents don’t want to let their children walk to school because of the speeds and amounts of traffic along the routes they would take.

5. Issue: Many parents are concerned with the safety of the area surrounding the school and don’t feel safe letting their children walk or bicycle alone through these areas.

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

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).



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 2nd

/3rd

Grade students.

Parents feel the railroad crossings are unsafe. Start an Operation Lifesaver program.



Host a SRTS Meeting to inform parents/

neighbors/etc. about Ashtabula’s Goals.

Medium and long term strategies: 1.

ENCOURAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES

ENCOURAGEMENT


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.

Provide students with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags so parents know their children have arrived at school. These can also be used for other encouragement activities like mileage clubs. (Visit http://boltage.org for more information.)

Medium and long term strategies: 1. Develop mileage clubs which create competition between classes or grade levels

based on how far they have walked.

SECTION 5: RECOMMENDED SRTS COUNTERMEASURES

http://boltage.org/

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ENFORCEMENT COUNTERMEASURES

ENFORCEMENT


Parents are concerned with speeding along the routes to school.

Enforce School Zone speed limits.

Parents are concerned with speeding and safety along the routes to school.

Send an Adult Crossing Guard representative to ODOT’s Adult School Crossing Guard Training Program.

Parents are concerned with safety along routes to school.

Enforce the removal of snow and other hazards and debris from sidewalks throughout the year.


EVALUATION COUNTERMEASURES

EVALUATION


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.


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5B. 12-Month SRTS Non-Infrastructure Activity Calendar.

Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Jan 2014

Feb 2014

Mar 2014

Apr 2014

May 2014

Jun 2014

Jul 2014

Aug 2014

Sep 2014

Oct 2014

Walking School Bus training.

PLAN

Lead: Patrick Colucci, Education

IMPLEMENT

Participate in Walk and Bike to School Days.

PLAN


IMPLEMENT

Start a Bike Rodeo program for 2nd

/ 3

rd Grade students.

PLAN


IMPLEMENT

Start an Operation Lifesaver program.

PLAN


IMPLEMENT

Host informational SRTS meeting.

PLAN


IMPLEMENT

Start Walking School Bus Program.

PLAN

Lead: Reji DiSalvatore, Encouragement

IMPLEMENT

Provide students with RFID tags.

PLAN

Lead: Chris Seuffert, Encouragement

IMPLEMENT

Enforce School Zone speed limits.

PLAN

Lead: Terry Tulino, Enforcement

IMPLEMENT

Send Adult Crossing Guard(s) to ODOT training.

PLAN

Lead: Luciana Ratermann, Enforcement

IMPLEMENT

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Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

Jan 2014

Feb 2014

Mar 2014

Apr 2014

May 2014

Jun 2014

Jul 2014

Aug 2014

Sep 2014

Oct 2014

Enforce removal of hazards and debris from sidewalks year-round.

PLAN

Lead: Terry Tulino, Enforcement

IMPLEMENT

Conduct Parent Surveys yearly. PLAN

Lead: Jim Timonere, Evaluation

IMPLEMENT

Conduct Student Travel Tallies seasonally.

PLAN

Lead: Jim Timonere, Evaluation

IMPLEMENT

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5C. Infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations

Map ID

Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority Jurisdiction Responsible

Estimated Cost

Possible Funding Source

Status

A Lakeside Elementary Campus

Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

Add approximately 360 feet of sidewalk on the east side of the bus drive from Wade Avenue to the existing sidewalk on the campus. Additionally, a ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across this drive and an additional 160 feet of sidewalk should be added to connect to the existing sidewalk on the west side of the bus loop.

Short Term High Ashtabula Area City Schools

Medium SRTS

Ashtabula Area City Schools

B Lakeside Elementary Campus


Add approximately 340 feet of sidewalk on the west side of the Elementary drive from Wade Avenue to the existing sidewalk on the campus. Additionally, a ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across this drive to tie into the proposed sidewalk on Wade Avenue.

Short Term High City of Ashtabula

Low SRTS


City of Ashtabula

ODOT Sign Program

C Huron, Ontario, and Michigan Primary Schools

Lack of bicycle accommodations.

Install bike racks to properly store bikes during school days and effectively promote biking to and from school.


Low SRTS


D Wade Avenue and Cemetery Road intersection


A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the eastern leg of the Wade Avenue and Cemetery Road intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added along Wade Avenue. (A 4-way Stop Analysis should be done at this intersection to determine is a STOP sign is appropriate at this location. If the sign is not warranted, flashing beacons should be included with the crossing signage.)


Medium SRTS


ODOT Sign Program

E Wade Avenue Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

Add approximately 900 feet of sidewalk along the south side of Wade Avenue (on the existing school property) between the Elementary drive and Ohio Avenue.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

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Map ID


Estimated Cost


Status

F Wade Avenue/W. 29th Street and Ohio Avenue intersection


A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the southern leg of the Wade Avenue/W. 29th Street and Ohio Avenue intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added for this crossing.


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

ODOT Sign Program

G W. 29th Street Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

Add approximately 950 feet of sidewalk along the south side of W. 29th Street between Ohio Avenue and Michigan Avenue. ADA curb ramps and ladder-style crosswalks should be added at all cross streets as needed.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

H W. 29th Street and Michigan Avenue intersection


A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the western leg of the W. 29th Street and Michigan Avenue intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added along W. 29th Street.


Medium SRTS


ODOT Sign Program

I W. 29th Street Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

Add approximately 1,520 feet of sidewalk along the south side of W. 29th Street between Michigan Avenue and Griswold Road (tying into the existing sidewalk at Griswold Road). ADA curb ramps and ladder-style crosswalks should be added at all cross streets as needed.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

J W. 29th Street and Griswold Road intersection


A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the southern leg of the W. 29th Street and Griswold Road intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added for this crossing.


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

ODOT Sign Program

K Griswold Road and West Avenue intersection


Add approximately 300 feet of sidewalk on the east side of Griswold Road, cutting diagonally from the intersection with W. 29th Street to the intersection with West Avenue. ADA curb ramps should be added on the east side of Griswold (at W. 29th Street).


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

L Cemetery Road Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

Add approximately 2,560 feet of sidewalk along the east side of Cemetery Road between Wade Avenue and W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road.

Short Term High City of Ashtabula / Saybrook Township

Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

Saybrook Township

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Map ID


Estimated Cost


Status

M Cemetery Road Lack of pedestrian accommodations.

A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the northern leg of the Cemetery Road and Andrew Street intersection (tying in with the existing and proposed sidewalk). Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added along Cemetery Road.


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

Saybrook Township

ODOT Sign Program

N Cemetery Road and W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road intersection


A ladder-style crosswalk and ADA curb ramps should be added across the eastern leg of the Cemetery Road and W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road intersection. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage with flashing beacons should be added along W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

Saybrook Township

ODOT Sign Program

O W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road


Add approximately 1,250 feet of sidewalk along the north side of W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road between Union Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. ADA curb ramps and ladder-style crosswalks should be added at all cross streets as needed.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

P W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road


Add approximately 870 feet of sidewalk along the north side of W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road between Myrtle Avenue and Ohio Avenue. ADA curb ramps and ladder-style crosswalks should be added at all cross streets as needed.


Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

Q W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road


Add approximately 2,200 feet of sidewalk along the north side of W. 19th Street / Carpenter Road between Ohio Avenue and West Avenue. ADA curb ramps and ladder-style crosswalks should be added at all cross streets as needed.

Medium Term

High City of Ashtabula

Medium SRTS

City of Ashtabula

R West Avenue and W. 38th Street intersection

Poor pedestrian accommodations.

Improve the crossing at this location by restriping the crosswalks in the ladder-style and adding pedestrian countdown timers. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added on West Avenue. Additionally, ADA curb ramps should be added where needed.


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

ODOT Sign Program

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Map ID


Estimated Cost


Status

S West Avenue and W. Prospect Road/US 20 intersection

Poor pedestrian accommodations.

Improve the crossing at this location by restriping the crosswalks in the ladder-style and upgrading the pedestrian signals to pedestrian countdown timers. Appropriate pedestrian crossing signage should be added.


Low SRTS

City of Ashtabula

ODOT Sign Program

Addition of countdown timers is in progress through a City project.

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A public meeting to discuss the Ashtabula Area City Schools STP was held during the Board of Education meeting on March 20, 2013, at Lakeside High School. Key feedback from that meeting is outlined below; materials from the meeting are included in Appendix C.

Public Input Process: Presented at Board of Education Meeting

Date: March 20, 2013

Target Audience: Board of Education members, parents, residents, SRTS Team members

Key Input Received: The following input was received from community members regarding the proposed countermeasures included in the Ashtabula Area City Schools STP:

Concern over using concrete sidewalks instead of asphalt multi-purpose paths. Asphalt would also allow for more means of transportation from other community members. Asphalt pathways would not hold up well with the weather in Ashtabula. And while providing a project that can benefit more members of the community than just children, this is a Safe Routes to School project so that is the top concern.

The impacts that the sidewalks will have on the residents and their property is a concern. Will they have a say in this at all since their property is being impacted? Sidewalks will be installed in the existing right-of-way where possible, hopefully in most areas.

Residents wonder about sidewalks being maintained, especially ones located on vacant properties. This is something that city and township officials will need to work out and enforce. One way to address this is to have the kids who are using the sidewalks voice concerns to residents about not being able to use poorly-maintained sidewalks. Additionally, an enforcement measure has been added to the plan to ensure that residents keep sidewalks clear of snow and other hazards.

Concern about there being enough room along Cemetery Road for a sidewalk to be installed. There should be a sufficient amount of right-of-way along Cemetery Road to allow for the installation of a sidewalk.

It was noted by members of the Board that the SRTS project will have benefits to all members of the community, not just students. It was also mentioned that Ashtabula could become the SRTS “role model” for communities around them.

One parent voiced concern of the usefulness of these projects. It was explained by both the SRTS Team and the Board of Education that these projects are meant to provide another modal choice for children to have a safe way to get to school – the district will still provide bussing as they currently do and parents can still drop off their children, but these projects provide safe walking and biking routes for parents and children who want to have that option as well.

SECTION 6: PUBLIC INPUT

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The endorsement for the Ashtabula Area City School’s Safe Routes to School Travel Plan is included in Appendix D.

SECTION 7: FINAL PLAN – ENDORSEMENTS

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The Ashtabula Area City Schools are located in Ashtabula 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).

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Equal Opportunity Employer

CITY OF ASHTABULA

OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER MUNICIPAL BUILDING

4717 Main Avenue Ashtabula, OH 44004

JAMES M. TIMONERE Office (440) 992-7103 CITY MANAGER FAX (440) 992-4515

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

For More Information Contact:

James Timonere, City Manager

(440) 992-7103

The City of Ashtabula and the Ashtabula Area City Schools are in the process of developing a Safe Routes

to School (SRTS) program to encourage safe walking and biking to and from the Lakeside Elementary

Campus. SRTS is a national and international movement to create safe, convenient, and fun opportunities

for children to bicycle and walk to and from schools. The program has been designed to reverse the

decline in children walking and bicycling to schools. The Ohio SRTS program is funded by the Federal

Highway Administration and administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).

In Ohio, the first step in developing a SRTS program is the development of a School Travel Plan (STP).

The STP is a written document that outlines a community's intentions for enabling students to engage in

active transportation (i.e. walking or bicycling) as they travel to and from school. By completing an STP, a

community will have a guiding document to assist in improving walking and bicycling conditions for

students, including strategies for promoting and encouraging active transportation to school. An

approved STP is the requirement for further funding requests from ODOT.

Ashtabula’s program began in 2011 with the distribution of surveys to parents of K-8 children regarding

their opinions on the current walking and biking environment. In January, the project team conducted

intensive walking audits of the community. The audits primarily focused on the areas within two miles of

the campus.

The project team will unveil the DRAFT STP to the public at the Board of Education meeting on

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at Lakeside High School in the Large

Instruction Room. Please stop by and provide your comments or have your questions answered. We look

forward to seeing you there!

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The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio

March 15, 2013

Ashtabula Area City Schools Safe Routes to School plan to be

unveiled

By SHELLEY TERRY - [email protected]

Star Beacon

ASHTABULA — The city and the Ashtabula Area City Schools District are working together to develop

a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program for Ash-tabula Lakeside Elementary Campus students.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is an international movement to create safe, convenient and fun

opportunities for children to bicycle and walk to and from schools.

“The program has been designed to reverse the decline in children walking and bicycling to schools,” City

Manager Jim Timonere said.

The SRTS project team will unveil a draft of the school travel plan to the public at the Ashtabula Board

of Education meeting, starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeside High School. Everyone is welcome.

The Ohio SRTS program is funded by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the

Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).

The first step in developing a SRTS program, which includes new sidewalks and bike paths, is to come up

with a school travel plan. The plan is a written document that outlines a community’s intentions for

enabling students to engage in walking or bicycling as they travel to and from school. An approved plan is

the requirement to receive funding from ODOT.

“Ashtabula’s program began in 2011 with the distribution of surveys to parents of K-8 children, regarding

their opinions on the current walking and biking environment,” Timonere said.

In January, the project team, consisting of teachers, parents and community leaders, conducted walking

audits of the community. The audits primarily focused on the areas within two miles of the campus,

Timonere said.

January was also the beginning of the school district’s new minimum busing policy designed to save the

district $750,000, and allow it to end the year on the plus side financially, according to a resolution passed

by the school board in September.

The busing changes mean the district completely eliminated transportation of students in grades 9-12, and

students in grades K-8 who live less than two miles from the school.

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Superintendent Patrick Colucci has said it’s an unfortunate situation, but the administrators and school

resource officers have made the procedures as safe as possible.

Parents in the neighborhood of Wade Avenue have indicated they would like to see sidewalks for their

children.

The Safe Routes to School program gave $584 million to 10,400 U.S. schools from 2005 to 2010, said

Ashtabula resident Kevin Grippi, who first spearheaded the SRTS movement.

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The Ashtabula Area City Schools and

the City of Ashtabula are in the

process of developing a Safe Routes To

School program to encourage safe

walking and biking to the Elementary

Campus. This may include sidewalks

and other improvements outlined in a

School Travel Plan. The project team

will unveil this plan to the public at

the Board of Education meeting on

Wednesday, March 20th 7:00 pm at

Lakeside High School in the Large

Instruction Room. You are invited to

hear the important details and have

your questions answered! Feedback

is needed so we hope to see you there!

Learn more — www.dot.state.oh.us/saferoutes www.everymove.ohio.gov www.saferoutesinfo.org

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/saferoutes

http://www.everymove.ohio.gov

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