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CITY OF ASHLAND &
ASHLAND CITY SCHOOLS SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
December 2012
OSBORN ELEMENTARY TAFT ELEMENTARY
ASHLAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL
EDISON ELEMENTARY
SECTION SUBTITLES PAGE NO.
PREFACE 3
SECTION 1:
Ashland City Schools
Ashland Middle School
Edison Elementary
Osborn Elementary
Taft Elementary
Our SRTS Team
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SECTION 2:
Our Vision
Statement
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SECTION 3:
CURRENT STUDENT
TRAVEL DATA
Ashland Middle School
Edison Elementary
Osborn Elementary
Taft Elementary
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SECTION 4:
KEY ISSUES
IMPACTING SAFE
TRAVEL TO SCHOOL
Ashland Middle School
Edison Elementary
Osborn Elementary
Taft Elementary
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SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN – TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN – TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
SECTION SUBTITLES PAGE NO.
SECTION 5:
RECOMMENTED
COUNTERMEASURES
NON-INFRASTRUCTURE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Educational
Encouragement
Enforcement
Evaluation
Activity Calendar
INFRASTRUCTURE
RECOMMENDATIONS
Table
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SECTION 6:
PUBLIC INPUT
Parent Surveys
Student Tallies
Middle School Interviews
Bond Levy Presentation
School Board Presentation
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PLEDGE OF SUPPORT 39
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
Student Radius Maps
Existing Walking Maps
Proposed Countermeasure Maps
Details of New Schools
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PREFACE
The City of Ashland and the Ashland City School System have joined together to prepare the following documentation for a Safe Routes to School Travel Plan. It should be noted that for the 2012-2013 school year, the Ashland City School System is implementing a new alignment of the school buildings for it’s elementary grades as follows:
SCHOOL BUILDING
CURRENT CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION AS OF 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
EDISON ELEMENTARY
K – 6TH K – 3RD
OSBORN ELEMENTARY
K – 6TH 4TH – 6TH
TALF ELEMENTARY K – 6TH K – 3RD
All documentation provided in this School Travel Plan is based on information from the prior building configuration, as there is no data currently available for the new school building configurations. Once new data is available, our School Travel Plan will be updated and resubmitted. It is our goal to continually update and modify our School Travel Plan to address the concerns and travel needs of the students as we become aware of them.
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1A. The statistics quoted below for student enrollment at each building was completed using
data available through the Ohio Department of Education 2010-2011 Local Report Card for Ashland City Schools. (See www.reportcard.ohio.gov). It should be noted that the Ashland City School system is implementing grade school realignments for the school calendar year 2012- 2013. Changes being implemented have been highlighted under the Grades Served column. Data for the realigned schools is not currently available.
School District School Name School Address Grades
served
Ashland City Schools ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL 345 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805
7th – 8th Grade
Ashland Middle School Students 2010-2011 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
494 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.3% 92.6% 42.8% - - - 12.9% - - -
School District School Name School Address Grades
served
Ashland City Schools EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1202 Masters Ave Ashland, Ohio 44805
K – 6th K –3rd Grade
Edison Elementary School Students 2010-2011 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
469 - - - - - - - - - 2.1% 5.5% 90.6% 56.8% - - - 14.9% - - -
School District School Name School Address Grades served
Ashland City Schools OSBORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
544 East Main Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805
K – 6th 4th – 6th Grade
Osborn Elementary School Students 2010-2011 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
281 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.4% 90.1% 15.9% - - - 13.7% - - -
SECTION 1: ASHLAND CITY SCHOOLS
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School District School Name School Address Grades served
Ashland City Schools TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
825 Smith Road, Ashland, Ohio 44805
K – 6th K – 3rd Grade
Your School’s Students 2010-2011
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
497 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.0% 90.7% 34.0% - - - 11.9% - - -
1B. Our Safe Routes To School team members include:
School Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role: Doug Marrah – Superintendent
[email protected] Encouragement, Evaluation, Education
Robert Knabe – Business Manager
[email protected] Education, Engineering
Doug Shipper – School Transportation Director
[email protected] Evaluation, Encouragement
Community Representative:
Name Email address 5 E Role: Steve Stuart – City Council Pres.
[email protected] Evaluation
Local Government Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role: Glen Stewart – Mayor [email protected] Engineering
Shane Kremser, PE – City Engineer
Engineering, Evaluation
Barbara Warnes– City Engineering Secretary
Engineering
Education Representative:
Name Email address 5 E Role: Tim Keller – Taft Principal [email protected] Enforcement, Engineering,
Encouragement
Cheryl Boyles – Edison Principal
[email protected] Enforcement, Education, Encouragement
Mike Heimann – Ashland Middle School Principal
[email protected] Enforcement, Evaluation, Encouragement
Linda McKibben – Osborn Principal
[email protected] Enforcement, Encouragement
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Health Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role: Carl White – PEP Grant Manager
[email protected] Encouragement, Evaluation
Laura Corbett – Ashland County-City Health Dept.
Encouragement, Evaluation
Public Safety Representatives:
Name Email address 5 E Role: David Marcelli – Police Chief marcelli.david@ashland-
ohio.com Enforcement, Education
1C. The lead contact for our Plan is:
Name: Shane Kremser, P.E.
Affiliation: Ashland City Engineer
Phone Number: 419-289-8331
Email address: [email protected]
Mailing address: 206 Claremont Avenue Ashland, Ohio 44805
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ASHLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BYLAWS & POLICIES 8510 - WELLNESS
In response to the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition and Women, Infants and Children Act, the Board directs the Superintendent/designee to develop and maintain a student wellness program.
The student wellness program:
A. Includes goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness;
B. Includes nutrition guidelines for all foods available in the District during the school day in order to promote student health and reduce childhood obesity;
C. Provides assurance that District guidelines for reimbursable school meals are, at a minimum, equal to the guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and
D. Establishes a plan of implementation and evaluation, including designating one or more persons within the District with the responsibility for ensuring that the District is compliant with Federal Law.
Development of the student wellness program must be a collaborative effort between parents, students, food service workers, administrators, the Board and the public.
SECTION 2: OUR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL VISION
The City of Ashland and the Ashland City School system have joined together to make our
schools more accessible and safe for our students and parents to walk or bike to and
from school. This will encourage both students and parents to engage in more
meaningful lifelong physical activity that will help combat the nation’s growing obesity
rate. The Ohio Department of Health conducted statewide Body Mass Index studies of
Ohio’s third graders during the period of 2004-2010. In both periods reported, 2004-
2005 and 2009-2010, Ashland County third graders ranked in the 40-49% prevalence of
overweight/obesity.
We will blend this venture with the Ashland City School’s Wellness Program. Our goal is
to address the issues that impede active transportation and seek to strategically solve
these problems by implementing a Safe Routes to School Travel Plan.
Our community desires to pursue a Safe Routes to School program because:
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ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
3A. The number of students who live within walking and bicycling distance of Ashland Middle School (cumulatively) per data obtained from the Ashland Middle School Attendance Boundary Map:
Distance From School Number of Students % of Student Body
Within 1/2 mile of school 90 18%
Within 1 mile of school 230 46%
Within 2 miles of school 350 71%
3B. The number of students who are currently walking and bicycling to school per information obtained in the Summary Report of the Student Travel Tally conducted in September, 2012 is:
Walk Bike School bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
23%
2%
27%
41%
6%
0.0%
1%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
34%
2%
37%
24%
3%
0.0%
0.0%
Primary walking/bicycling routes
Cottage Street, Third Street, Church Street, Fourth Street, Pleasant Street, Claremont Avenue, East Main Street, West Main Street, Sandusky Street, Race Street
3C. Ashland City School District policies that impact students walking or bicycling to
school are:
DISTRICT BUS POLICIES
Policy: If a child resides less than one mile from their home school, they are not eligible for bus transportation.
How it affects student travel modes: The State of Ohio recommends a two mile bus eligibility zone for elementary students, but the Ashland City Schools only enforce a one mile eligibility zone. All students living less than one mile from school must either walk, bicycle, car pool or make other arrangements to get to and from their school. Car-pooling of students increases congestion around the school building during drop-off and pickup times, along with creating traffic safety impacts.
SECTION 3: CURRENT STUDENT TRAVEL DATA PER SCHOOL
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SCHOOL TRAVEL POLICIES
Policy: The current Ashland City School’s Bicycle Policy is that the child should be in at least the 4th grade or higher in order to ride their bicycles to school. The Board of Education regards the use of bicycles for travel to and from school by students as an assumption of responsibility on the part of those students; a responsibility in the care of property, in the observation of safely rules and in the display of courtesy and consideration towards others.
How it affects student travel modes: The current Bicycle Policy causes the number of students bicycling to school to decrease due to the age restriction. Families who may have an older child, plus younger children may not allow the riding of bicycles to school since all family members can not ride together.
3D. SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCESS AT ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? X 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. X No, students can use different entrances.
Students use multiple entrances on three sides of the building. Bus students use three of the four entrances.
Are all students released at the same time during dismissal? Yes, all students are released at the same time. X No, we use a staggered release process (walkers are released first, bus riders second, etc.).
Bus students are released five minutes prior to walkers. This ensures the safety of non-bus riders to exit our building. Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal?
X Yes, we have school staff help students enter and exit the campus safely. No, school staff is not involved in either arrival or dismissal.
We have two (2) morning duty staff members who monitor entrances and one (1) after school staff member. These are paid positions.
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. X No, we do not have any adult crossing guards serving our school.
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The middle school is located on Cottage Street with the front doors 15 feet
from the street. This creates pick-up and drop-off safety concerns. Bus traffic is
limited to the other main entrance creating the same problem for parents.
Inadequate sidewalks in the neighborhood surrounding the school are another
concern. Students in winter months are forced to walk in the street creating
additional safety concerns. Several parents expressed concern about the safety
of the neighborhood due to a number of registered sexual predators being
located in the general area of the middle 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. X 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. X No, we do not have a student safety patrol.
3E. PARENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS WALKING AND BIKING. At the end of February 2012, the Ashland Middle School sent the Parent’s Survey to each home via mail along with their March Newsletter. The responses received indicated the following reasons parents do not allow their middle school children to walk/bike to school:
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school:
Distance
Amount of Traffic along Route
Sidewalks or Pathways
Time
Speed of Traffic along route
Weather
Safety of Intersections and Crossing
Violence or Crime –(Bullying)
3F. Traffic safety issues and concerns regarding input from Parent Surveys tallied and information gathered from the school staff include:
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Summarization of crash data reports recorded within 2 miles of the Ashland Middle School for the previous 3 years by the Ashland City Police Department:
ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
2011 2010 2009
Non-Injury Accidents
45 70 59
Injury Accidents 10 13 18
Pedestrian 1 3 1
Bicycle 0 0 0
Fatal 0 0 1*
*The 2009 fatality that occurred within the two (2) mile radius of the Ashland Middle School did not involve pedestrians or bicyclists.
3G. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school.
Activity How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
None At the current time, AMS has no current walking and bicycling encouragement activities at our school.
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EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
3A. The number of students who live within walking and bicycling distance of Edison Elementary School (cumulatively) per data obtained from the Edison Elementary School Attendance Boundary Map:
Distance From School Number of Students % of Student Body
Within 1/2 mile of school 99 21%
Within 1 mile of school 251 54%
Within 2 miles of school 311 66%
3B. The number of students who are currently walking and bicycling to school per information obtained in the Summary Report of the Student Travel Tally conducted in September, 2012 is:
Walk Bike School bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
8%
1%
59%
27%
4%
0%
1.0%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
11%
1%
59%
27%
2%
0%
0%
Primary walking/bicycling routes
Edison Street, Masters Avenue, Scott Street, Ohio Street, W. 10th Street, Parkside Drive, Sandusky Street
3C. Ashland City School District policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school are:
DISTRICT BUS POLICIES
Policy: If a child resides less than one mile from their home school, they are not eligible for bus transportation.
How it affects student travel modes: The State of Ohio recommends a two mile bus eligibility zone for elementary students, but the Ashland City Schools only enforce a one mile eligibility zone. All students living less than one mile from school must either walk, bicycle, car pool or make other arrangements to get to and from their school. Car-pooling of students makes for a lot more congestion around the school building during drop-off and pickup times, along with additional traffic safety issues.
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SCHOOL TRAVEL POLICIES
Policy: The current Ashland City School’s Bicycle Policy is that the child should be in at least the 4th grade or higher in order to ride their bicycles to school. The Board of Education regards the use of bicycles for travel to and from school by students as an assumption of responsibility on the part of those students; a responsibility in the care of property, in the observation of safely rules and in the display of courtesy and consideration towards others.
How it affects student travel modes: The current Bicycle Policy causes the number of students bicycling to school to decrease due to the age restriction. Families who may have an older child, plus younger children may not allow the riding of bicycles to school since all family members can not ride together.
3D. SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCESS AT EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? Yes, all vehicles use the same driveway.
X 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.
X No, students can use different entrances.
Bus students and walkers enter through a front entrance, while students that are dropped off enter through a back entrance.
Are all students released at the same time during dismissal?
Yes, all students are released at the same time.
X No, we use a staggered release process (walkers are released first, bus riders second, etc.).
3:00 pm – Walkers are dismissed.
3:05 pm – Bus students are dismissed to gym, then released when bus number is called. Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal?
X 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 monitors the bus dismissal and car rider dismissal.
Are there any adult crossing guards located along student walking routes?
X 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.
Edison Elementary has one (1) adult crossing guard that oversees the Sandusky Street (St. Rt. 96)/Brookside Drive intersection.
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St. Rt. 96/Sandusky Street is a major thoroughfare in Ashland. It has a
significant amount of truck traffic as well as automobile traffic. We also have a
tar/paving company behind the school with that truck traffic using Masters
Avenue that crosses the first major crossing zone for students leaving the
school. There are two major crossing points for students that live or walk
to/from the Brookside Park area. There are many crossing zones that need to
be monitored for the safety of our students.
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.
X 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)?
X Yes, we have a student safety patrol. No, we do not have a student safety patrol.
Students have been trained to help students cross streets safely.
3E. PARENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS WALKING AND BIKING. In February of 2012, Edison Elementary School handed out Parent Surveys to the students to be taken home, completed and returned. Here follows is a break-down of reasons why parents do not allow their students to walk or ride their bikes to school:
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school:
Speed of traffic along routes
Amount of traffic along routes
Distance
Weather or climate
Safety of intersection and crossing (crossing guards)
Violence or crime (bullying) (sexual predators living in area)
Sidewalks or pathways
3F. Traffic safety issues and concerns regarding input from Parent Surveys tallied and information gathered from the school staff include:
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Summarization of crash data reports recorded within 2 miles of Edison Elementary School for the previous 3 years by the Ashland City Police Department:
EDISON ELEMENTARY
2011 2010 2009
Non-Injury Accidents
15 16 10
Injury Accidents 3 5 1
Pedestrian 0 1 0
Bicycle 0 0 0
Fatal 0 0 0
3G. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school:
Activity How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
None At the current time, Edison Elementary has no current walking and bicycling encouragement activities at our school.
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OSBORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
3A. The number of students who live within walking and bicycling distance of Osborn Elementary School (cumulatively) per data obtained from the Osborn Elementary School Attendance Boundary Map:
Distance From School Number of Students % of Student Body
Within 1/2 mile of school 171 61%
Within 1 mile of school 193 67%
Within 2 miles of school 200 71%
3B. The number of students who are currently walking and bicycling to school per information obtained in the Summary Report of the Student Travel Tally conducted in September, 2012 is:
Walk Bike School bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
22%
5%
35%
33%
4%
0%
1%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
32%
5%
36%
25%
2%
0%
0%
Primary walking/bicycling routes
E. Main Street, Walnut Street, Holbrook Street, Cleveland Avenue, East Liberty Street
3C. Ashland City School District policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school are:
DISTRICT BUS POLICIES
Policy: If a child resides less than one mile from their home school, they are not eligible for bus transportation.
How it affects student travel modes: The State of Ohio recommends a two mile bus eligibility zone for elementary students, but the Ashland City Schools only enforce a one mile eligibility zone. All students living less than one mile from school must either walk, bicycle, car pool or make other arrangements to get to and from their school. Car-pooling of students makes for a lot more congestion around the school building during drop-off and pickup times, along with additional traffic safety issues.
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SCHOOL TRAVEL POLICIES
Policy: The current Ashland City School’s Bicycle Policy is that the child should be in at least the 4th grade or higher in order to ride their bicycles to school. The Board of Education regards the use of bicycles for travel to and from school by students as an assumption of responsibility on the part of those students; a responsibility in the care of property, in the observation of safely rules and in the display of courtesy and consideration towards others.
How it affects student travel modes: The current Bicycle Policy causes the number of students bicycling to school to decrease due to the age restriction. Families who may have an older child, plus younger children may not allow the riding of bicycles to school since all family members can not ride together.
3D. SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCESS AT OSBORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? Yes, all vehicles use the same driveway.
X 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?
X 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?
X Yes, all students are released at the same time. No, we use a staggered release process (walkers are released first, bus riders
second, etc.).
Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal?
X Yes, we have school staff help students enter and exit the campus safely. No, school staff is not involved in either arrival or dismissal.
In the morning, a teacher monitors the drop off point at the side entrance. In the afternoon, at the back of the school, a teacher has six cars pull up at a time, the teacher calls the 6 students, loads them into their respective cars and dismisses them.
Are there any adult crossing guards located along student walking routes?
X 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.
There is an adult crossing guard at the Holbrook and Cleveland Avenue intersection that is paid for by the City.
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Osborn Elementary has one adult manning the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Holbrook. All other street crossings around our school are covered by elementary-aged students who are responsible to cross their peers at the beginning and end of each school day at extremely busy intersections around our school. The traffic in this area is also very congested at the beginning and end of each school day. Police presence would assist in enforcing the laws that are designed to protect students during these times and help insure their safety as they go and come to school as there are concerns regarding sexual predators living in the area.
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.
X 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)?
X Yes, we have a student safety patrol. No, we do not have a student safety patrol.
In the morning and at 3:20 PM dismissal, student safety patrols are stationed at Holbrook at Main, E. Liberty & Edgehill, E Liberty & Main, Miller & Main, E Walnut & Main, Washington & Main and Eastern & E. Liberty. They assist students at these points crossing the street.
3E. PARENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS WALKING AND BIKING. In February of 2012, Osborn Elementary School handed out Parent Surveys to the students to be taken home, completed and returned. Here follows is a break-down of reasons why parents do not allow their students to walk or ride their bikes to school:
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school:
Amount of traffic along route
Violence or crime (bullying) (Sexual predators in area)
Speed of traffic along route
Weather or climate
Safety of intersections and crossings
Distance
Sidewalks or pathways
3F. Traffic safety issues and concerns regarding input from Parent Surveys tallied and information gathered from the school staff include:
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Summarization of crash data reports recorded within 2 miles of Osborn Elementary School for the previous 3 years by the Ashland City Police Department:
OSBORN ELEMENTARY
2011 2010 2009
Non-Injury Accidents
75 104 92
Injury Accidents 22 31 16
Pedestrian 2 2 3
Bicycle 1 0 0
Fatal 2* 0 1**
*The 2011 fatalities that occurred within the two (2) mile radius of Osborn Elementary School did not involve pedestrians or bicyclists.
**The 2009 fatality did occur within a one (1) mile of Osborn Elementary School and involved an adult pedestrian crossing Steele Avenue outside of the crosswalk and being struck by a pickup truck turning left onto the same street from East Main Street.
3G. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school:
Activity How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
None At the current time, Osborn Elementary has no current walking and bicycling encouragement activities at our school.
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TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
3A. The number of students who live within walking and bicycling distance of Taft Elementary School (cumulatively) per data obtained from the Taft Elementary School Attendance Boundary Map:
Distance From School Number of Students % of Student Body
Within 1/2 mile of school 93 19%
Within 1 mile of school 330 66%
Within 2 miles of school 436 88%
3B. The number of students who are currently walking and bicycling to school per information obtained in the Summary Report of the Student Travel Tally conducted in September, 2012 is:
Walk Bike School bus
Family Vehicle
Carpool Public Transit
Other
Number of students (morning trips)
2%
0.2%
42%
48%
7%
0%
0.8%
Number of students (afternoon trips)
6%
0.2%
42%
45%
6%
0%
0.8%
Primary walking/bicycling routes
Smith Road, Budd Avenue, Buena Vista Avenue, Keen Avenue, Garmon Street, Claremont Avenue
3C. Ashland City School District policies that impact students walking or bicycling to school are:
DISTRICT BUS POLICIES
Policy: If a child resides less than one mile from their home school, they are not eligible for bus transportation.
How it affects student travel modes (3-5 sentences): The State of Ohio recommends a two mile bus eligibility zone for elementary students, but the Ashland City Schools only enforce a one mile eligibility zone. All students living less than one mile from school must either walk, bicycle, car pool or make other arrangements to get to and from their school. Car-pooling of students makes for a lot more congestion around the school building during drop-off and pickup times, along with additional traffic safety issues.
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SCHOOL TRAVEL POLICIES
Policy: The current Ashland City School’s Bicycle Policy is that the child should be in at least the 4th grade or higher in order to ride their bicycles to school. The Board of Education regards the use of bicycles for travel to and from school by students as an assumption of responsibility on the part of those students; a responsibility in the care of property, in the observation of safely rules and in the display of courtesy and consideration towards others.
How it affects student travel modes: The current Bicycle Policy causes the number of students bicycling to school to decrease due to the age restriction. Families who may have an older child, plus younger children may not allow the riding of bicycles to school since all family members can not ride together.
3D. SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCESS AT TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Do school buses and parent vehicles use the same driveway for arrival and dismissal? Yes, all vehicles use the same driveway.
X 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.
X No, students can use different entrances.
There are three entrances to Taft Elementary School: Smith Road, Budd Street and the Parking Lot.
Are all students released at the same time during dismissal? Yes, all students are released at the same time.
X No, we use a staggered release process (walkers are released first, bus riders second, etc.).
At 3:00 all bus students are moved to the gym. At 3:05 all walkers are dismissed. At 3:08 all car riders are dismissed via parents entering the building and retrieving their children in the cafeteria.
Is school staff involved in either arrival or dismissal?
X Yes, we have school staff help students enter and exit the campus safely. No, school staff is not involved in either arrival or dismissal.
Teachers escort students to the cafeteria (car riders), the gym (bus riders) or the doors (walkers). There is paid staff in the cafeteria, gym and outside. Are there any adult crossing guards located along student walking routes?
X 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.
For the crossing at Claremont Avenue only.
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The lack of sidewalks on the opposite side of the school on Smith Road and on Budd Avenue is a problem. There is no clearly defined area for students to walk and cars park over the areas that students can walk. Only having two school funded crossing guards next year is a concern. The parking lot is another concern for drop off and pick up, in that, it cannot handle large numbers of cars and the back up on Budd Avenue can be dangerous. Also, cars tend to not obey the school zone in the fall and spring months.
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.
X 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)?
X Yes, we have a student safety patrol. No, we do not have a student safety patrol.
Students are assigned posts around the building to direct the walkers.
3E. PARENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS WALKING AND BIKING. In February of 2012, Taft Elementary School handed out Parent Surveys to the students to be taken home, completed and returned. Here follows is a break-down of reasons why parents do not allow their students to walk or ride their bikes to school:
Reasons for not allowing children to walk or bicycle to school:
Safety of intersections and crossings (need for adults at crosswalks)
Amount of traffic along route
Speed of traffic along route
Weather or climate
Distance
Sidewalks or pathways
Violence or crime (bullying)
3F. Traffic safety issues and concerns regarding input from Parent Surveys tallied and information gathered from the school staff include:
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Summarization of crash data reports recorded within 2 miles of Taft Elementary School for the previous 3 years by the Ashland City Police Department:
TAFT ELEMENTARY 2011 2010 2009
Non-Injury Accidents
83 108 106
Injury Accidents 28 28 24
Pedestrian 0 2 1
Bicycle 0 2 1
Fatal 0 0 0
3G. Walking and bicycling encouragement activities at the school:
Activity How it encourages walking or bicycling (1-3 sentences)
None At the current time, Taft Elementary has no current walking and bicycling encouragement activities at our school.
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ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Issue/Description
1. Issue: School Zone Markings Need to update school zone signage
Pedestrian signal indications and crosswalk markings are needed on Cottage Street
2. Issue: Bicycle Safety Bicycle safety and procedures need to be taught
Bike racks need to be updated. Installation of new bike racks would encourage bicycle usage
3. Issue: Sidewalks Tripping hazards caused by broken, raised and/or sunken sidewalks at
multiple locations within the target range
Sections of sidewalk are missing within the target range
4. Issue: Traffic Speed of vehicles in the school zones
5. Issue: Crossing Guards Lack of crossing guards at major intersections
Lack of training for crossing guards
SECTION 4: KEY ISSUES IMPACTING SAFE WALKING AND BICYCLING TO SCHOOL
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EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Issue/Description
1. Issue: Sidewalks No sidewalk on Scott Street, east of Masters Avenue
Tripping hazards caused by broken, raised and/or sunken sidewalks at multiple locations within the target range
Additional sections of sidewalk are missing within the target range
2. Issue: Traffic Concerns Major congestion on Scott Street and Masters Avenue; parents are
lining up 45 minutes prior to school dismissal
3. Issue: School Zone Markings New signage needs
4. Issue: Bicycle Safety Bicycle safety and procedures need to be taught
Bike racks need to be updated. Installation of new bike racks would encourage bicycle usage
5. Issue: Crossing Guards Lack of crossing guards at major intersections
Lack of training for crossing guards
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OSBORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Issue/Description
1. Issue: Sidewalks Sidewalk very narrow on Holbrook, with no curbing
Tripping hazards caused by broken, raised and/or sunken sidewalks at multiple locations within the target area
There are areas of no sidewalk or non-complete sidewalks in the target area
2. Issue: Bicycle Safety Bicycle safety and procedures need to be taught
Bike racks need to be updated. Installation of new bike racks would encourage bicycle usage
3. Issue: Signage
Parking lot signage needs to be upgraded for better flow; possible “No Left Turn” with restricted hours
Upgrade school zone signage
4. Issue: Traffic Concerns Drivers not obeying 20 mph school zone speed limit
Parents parking in private business parking lots
5. Issue: Road Elevation Sidewalk and roadway need to be separated on Holbrook Street
6. Issue: Crossing Guards Lack of crossing guards at major intersections
Lack of training for crossing guards
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TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Issue/Description
1. Issue: Sidewalk Improvements Tripping hazards caused by broken, raised and/or sunken sidewalks at
multiple locations within the target area
There are areas of no sidewalk or non-complete sidewalks in the target area
There is no sidewalk from Katherine Avenue to Keen Avenue on Budd Street
2. Issue: Traffic Congestion on both Budd Street and Smith Road. There is a conflict with
High School traffic and Taft School traffic at beginning and end of school day
Speed of drivers in school zone
3. Issue: Pedestrian crossing at Smith Road Large volume of parents and school children cross over into business
parking lot
4. Issue: Crossing Guards Lack of crossing guards at major intersections
Lack of training for crossing guards
5. Issue: Bicycle Safety Bicycle safety and procedures need to be taught
Bike racks need to be updated. Installation of new bike racks would encourage bicycle usage
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5A. Non-infrastructure Countermeasure Recommendations: The
Ashland Safe Routes to School team is very concerned about the childhood obesity rate in the United States. We feel that incorporating walking and biking as a part of a normal school day would ensure that children are getting exercise in their day. The team wants to make walking and biking to school a safe and enjoyable experience. It will be important that any non-infrastructure projects put into place become a consistent part of the school culture, year after year. Events will need to be publicized in school newsletters, on the Ashland City School website and in the local media.
Due to the recent reorganization of the four (4) elementary schools and the November 6, 2012 passing of a school bond levy for the building of a new middle school and a new elementary school, which will eventually close the current Middle School and Osborn Elementary, the team has elected to re-evaluate the School Travel Plan and update it with more measures at a later date. (See Supporting Documents attached for details of the two new proposed schools). Here follows are short-term plans to be implemented at the schools to reach out and encourage our students to live healthier lifestyles by incorporating walking and bicycling into their daily lives.
EDUCATIONAL COUNTERMEASURES: The goal of the Ashland Safe Routes to
School team is to teach pedestrian and bicycle safety and to create awareness of the benefits of active transportation to the students at the elementary and Middle School level.
EDUCATION Issue Countermeasure
1) Need to encourage safe bicycle riding
Bicycle Rodeo to be organized by the Ashland City Police Department. The goal would be to hold one event for kinder-garten through eighth grade students that would teach students bicycle safety and procedures, have bikes checked for safety issues and a riding course for training. The goal is to make this a fun event with prizes for participation. The team would also like to purchase bike racks for the schools in an effort to encourage bicycling to school.
SECTION 5: RECOMMENDED SRTS COUNTERMEASURES
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EDUCATION (Continued) Issue Countermeasure
2) Childhood obesity The team would like to enhance the school’s Physical Education programs to encourage SRTS walking and biking. Safe walking and bicycling practices should be included in the school curriculum.
3) Program needs to be publicized as much as possible to encourage a healthy lifestyle by walking and bicycling to school.
The team would like to use the services of the Ashland High School Video Department to produce a video encouraging students and parents to participate in the SRTS Program. This would be available for PTO meeting, school classrooms, the Ashland City School website and include it on the Ashland City School’s local television station, Channel 72.
ENCOURAGEMENT COUNTERMEASURES: The Ashland Safe Routes to
School team would like to generate interest in walking and biking among its students and parents. Our goal is to make the program fun, with special events to remind parents and children that walking and bicycling are good ways to travel to and from school. The encouragement phase of our plan in essence runs jointly with the educational and enforcement aspects of our plan.
ENCOURAGEMENT Issue Countermeasures
1) Childhood obesity continues to be a problem in the United States. For the health of our children, we must encourage them to partake in daily physical activity in order to instill a healthier lifestyle.
Participate in the International Walk to School Day in October of each year to include active transportation as a theme to promote the Safe Routes to School plan.
Create “Walking Clubs” at the schools to encourage physical activity. Teachers could chart the progress of students and establish rewards for individuals or classrooms for meeting specific goals.
Promote the Safe Routes to School program on the Ashland City School’s website, school newsletters and set up tables in the hallways during Parent/Teacher conferences with literature to encourage an active lifestyle.
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ENFORCEMENT COUNTERMEASURES: It is imperative that the Ashland Safe
Routes to School team make every effort to discourage unsafe behaviors by drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. Enforcement of traffic laws and school procedures should be of utmost importance to create a safe area for students to walk and bicycle to school. Parents in some areas have shown concern regarding the safety of their students regarding possible violence (bullying) or crime (sexual predators) which deters their approval of allowing their children to walk and/or bike to school.
ENFORCEMENT Issue Countermeasure
1) Lack of crossing guards at heavily crossed intersections. The training of current crossing guards needs to be increased also to improve their knowledge and ability to provide the necessary assistance.
Provide crossing guard training program through the City Police Department. Purchase equipment necessary for crossing guards to perform their duties. Initiate an award system to make the crossing guard position one of prestige. Possibly create an Adult Volunteer Program.
2) The speed of traffic in school zones needs to be addressed.
Prioritize emphasis on traffic and school policies in school zone areas; with special interest during arrival and dismissal times.
3) (Edison School) – There is major congestion on Scott Street and Masters Avenue in the mornings and evenings. Parents are lining up 45 minutes prior to arrival/ dismissal times.
Create a specified “Drop Zone/Safe Zone” within one-half mile of the school so that parents can drop off and pick up their students without causing traffic congestion on the streets leading up to the school.
4) Enforcement of school policies for the arrival and dismissal of students.
Continue to enlist teachers to be present outside of school buildings during arrival/dismissal periods to ensure compliance with procedures.
EVALUATION COUNTERMEASURES: The Ashland Safe Routes to School
team desires to monitor the changes that will be implemented in both the non-infrastructure and infrastructure areas of the School Travel Plan. The team will monitor the improvements that have been made to determine what has worked, what needs continued improvement and what additional concerns the students and parent may have so that our School Travel Plan can be kept up to date and current with our stakeholders; the parents and students of our district.
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EVALUATION Issue Countermeasure
In order to track the success of our improvements and to determine additional measures to be undertaken, the Ashland Safe Routes to School will:
Re-administer the School Travel Talley forms each year to determine if there has been any change in the number of students walking or biking to school since infrastructure projects have been completed.
Redistribute the Parent Surveys each year to determine if additional changes and improvements should be made.
The Safe Routes to School team will meet at least quarterly each year to evaluate ongoing efforts and to plan new programs and projects for the schools with emphasis on updating the School Travel Plan to meet current conditions.
5B. NON-INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVITY CALENDAR. The following table compiles all of the recommendations presented under Section 5A. Each recommendation has been assigned a leader to follow through with the task and an estimated timetable for planning and implementation.
Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
Bicycle Rodeo (Education) PLAN X X X
Lead: David Marcelli, Ashland City Police Chief
IMPLEMENT X
Upgrade of school’s physical education program to include SRTS practices (Education)
PLAN X X
Lead: Terri Jewett, Director of Elementary Curriculum
IMPLEMENT X X X X X
Produce a SRTS video encouraging a healthy lifestyle (Encouragement)
PLAN X X X X X
Lead: High School Video Production Teacher
IMPLEMENT X X X
Participate in International Walk to School Day (Encouragement)
PLAN X X
Lead: Building Principals/ PE Teachers
IMPLEMENT X
Create “Walking Clubs” at participating schools (Encouragement)
PLAN X
Lead: Building Principals/ PE Teachers
IMPLEMENT X
Promote SRTS Program (Encouragement)
PLAN X
Lead: School Superintendent and designee
IMPLEMENT X X X X X X X X X
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Non-Infrastructure Countermeasure
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July August Sept Oct Nov Dec
Crossing guard duties and training (Enforcement)
PLAN X X
Lead: David Marcelli, Ashland City Police Chief
IMPLEMENT X
Monitoring of traffic in school zones (Enforcement)
PLAN X
Lead: David Marcelli, Ashland City Police Chief
IMPLEMENT X X X X X
Create Drop Zone/Safe Zone at Edison Elementary (Enforcement)
PLAN X X X
Lead: David Marcelli, Ashland City Police Chief
IMPLEMENT X X X
Enforcement of school policies for arrival and dismissal of students (Enforcement)
PLAN X X X X
Lead: Building Principals/ Transportation Dept.
IMPLEMENT X X X X X
Re-administer School Travel Talley forms (Evaluation)
PLAN X
Lead: Shane Kremser, P.E. Ashland City Engineer
IMPLEMENT X
Redistribute Parent Surveys (Evaluation)
PLAN X
Lead: Shane Kremser, P.E. Ashland City Engineer
IMPLEMENT X
Quarterly Safe Routes to School meetings (Evaluation)
PLAN X X X X
Lead: Shane Kremser, P.E. Ashland City Engineer
IMPLEMENT X X X X
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5C. INFRASTRUCTURE COUNTERMEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS:
Map ID
Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority Jurisdiction Responsible
Estimated Cost
Possible Funding Source
A-1 1 Mile Radius
Dilapidated sidewalk
conditions
Perform sidewalk inventory
Long Term Medium City of
Ashland Low - City will perform
A-2
Scott St; W.10th St;
Masters Ave
Lack of sidewalks
Install ADA compliant sidewalks
Medium Term
High City of
Ashland High - ODOT SRTS
A-2 Edison School
Lack of sidewalks
Install ADA compliant
sidewalks and curb Short Term High
Ashland City Schools
Medium - Ashland City Schools
- ODOT SRTS
A-2 W. 11th St;
Vine St Lack of
sidewalks
Install ADA compliant sidewalks
Medium Term
Medium City of
Ashland Medium - ODOT SRTS
A-2 Scott St No School
Zone signage
Enact school zone and install proper
signage Short Term High
City of Ashland
Low - City of Ashland
A-2
Masters Ave;
Monroe St; Wick Ave;
Lack of marked
crosswalks
Install marked crosswalks and
applicable signage
Medium Term
High City of
Ashland Medium - ODOT SRTS
A-2 Masters
Ave
Existing school zone
signage location
Install school zone signage closer to
school Short Term High
City of Ashland
Low - City of Ashland
A-2 Scott St - Masters
Ave
No adult crossing
guard
Fund an additional adult crossing
guard Short Term High
City of Ashland
Low - Ashland City Schools
- City of Ashland
A-1
Masters Ave;
Edison St; Scott St
Old style school
crosswalk signage
Upgrade school crosswalk signage to new standard
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low City of Ashland
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Map ID
Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority Jurisdiction Responsible
Estimated Cost
Possible Funding Source
B-1 1 Mile Radius
Dilapidated sidewalk
conditions
Perform sidewalk inventory and
update for new school location
Long Term Medium City of
Ashland Low - City will perform
B-2 Holbrook
St
Lack of existing curb
and/or buffer along
sidewalk
Install integer curb and sidewalk
Short Term High City of
Ashland Medium -ODOT SRTS
B-2
East Main St -
Holbrook St
No adult crossing
guard
Fund adult crossing guard
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low
- Ashland City Schools - City of Ashland
B-2 East Main
St
School zone signage too
close to intersection
Install advanced school zone
warning signage Short Term High
City of Ashland
Low City of Ashland
B-2 East Liberty
St No school
zone signage Install school zone
signage Short High
City of Ashland
Low City of Ashland
B-2 East Main
St
No school crosswalk
signage
Install school crosswalk signage
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low City of Ashland
B-2 East Main
St
Vehicles turning right
from Holbrook back up
traffic due to crosswalk
Install no right turn during resticted hours signage
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low City of Ashland
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Map ID
Location Issue Countermeasure Timeframe Priority Jurisdiction Responsible
Estimated Cost
Possible Funding Source
B-2 Holbrook
St
Vehicles turning left from school parking lot
cause congestion
Install no left turn during restricted
hours signage Short Term High
City of Ashland
Low City of Ashland
C-1 1 Mile Radius
Dilapidated sidewalk
conditions
Perform sidewalk inventory
Long Term Medium City of
Ashland Low - City will perform
C-1 Budd Ave; Smith Rd
Old style school
crosswalk signage
Upgrade school crosswalk signage to new standard
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low City of Ashland
C-2
Smith Rd; Budd Ave; Katherine
Ave; Hiner Ave
Lack of sidewalks
Install ADA compliant sidewalks
Medium Term
High City of
Ashland High - ODOT SRTS
C-2 Smith Rd - Budd Ave
No adult crossing
guard
Fund adult crossing guard
Short Term High City of
Ashland Low
- Ashland City Schools - City of Ashland
C-2
Garmon St; Budd Ave; King Rd;
Keen Ave; Buena Vista
AveAve
Lack of marked
crosswalks
Install marked crosswalks and
applicable signage
Medium Term
High City of
Ashland Medium - ODOT SRTS
1. In February of 2012, information was collected by the core team through Parent Surveys that were passed out to all elementary school students at Taft Elementary, Edison Elementary and Osborn Elementary. The surveys were taken home by the students for the parents to complete and return to the school. The Parent Surveys were also sent in the quarterly newsletter that was mailed directly to the parents of the Ashland Middle School students. The parents were then asked to complete the survey and return it to the Middle School.
From the information collected from these surveys, the Safe Routes to School team was able to pinpoint the top five (5) issues of each school as to what parents are most concerned about and what discourages parents from allowing their children to walk or bike to school. These issues are detailed under Section 3, Item E of each individual school.
2. In September of 2012, the homeroom teachers at each of the four (4) targeted schools were provided with Student Tally surveys. The teachers were asked to survey students regarding arrival and departure travel modes on two separate days (Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday) at the beginning of the day for two (2) days during the week in order to track the pattern of how the students arrive to school and how they were planning to return home at the end of the day. From these surveys it showed that most all students travel to and from school by either school bus or family vehicles. There was substantially no difference regarding which day of the week was tallied. The weather was sunny on all occasions, so no information was gathered regarding weather related differences. The detailed data from these surveys can be found under Section 3, Item B of each individual school.
3. On Monday, September 17, 2012, Julie Cichello and Kathryn Sharpnack of Ohio Department of Transportation Department District Three assisted the Safe Routes to School team during the dismissal of student observations at the target schools. As a part of this task, they met with a select group of students at the Ashland Middle School prior to the dismissal of school to obtain their thoughts and input as to walking and bicycling to school. Some of the student comments were: (a) the bad condition of some sidewalks; (b) lack of driver attention and speed; (c) difficulty of crossing Main Street and Claremont Avenue and (d) feeling unsafe walking through bad parts of town. The key issues arising from these observations can be found under Section 4 of each individual school.
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SECTION 6: PUBLIC INPUT
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4. On October 30, 2012, the Safe Routes to School Program was presented at the Ashland City School’s bond levy public forum held at McDowell Auditorium of the Ashland Middle School on Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio. School administrators, parents, teachers and local citizens attended this public forum. Superintendent Marrah explained that the City of Ashland and the Ashland City Schools are jointly preparing a School Travel Plan to be filed with the Ohio Department of Transportation in hopes of obtaining grant funds to provide and promote safe walking and biking to the current schools. If funds are awarded, money would be used for the education and encouragement of walking and biking to school for the health of students, the enforcement of both travel laws and school policies to make walking and biking to school safe for our students, and for the evaluation of any changes that are made using these government funds.
Another portion of the grant is for engineering to create safer passage for the students. This could include improved crosswalks, lighting, sidewalk upgrades and/or installation of non-existent sidewalks, etc. If anyone has any suggestions and/or thoughts regarding this program, it was suggested they contact the Ashland City Engineer’s Office.
5. On November 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., Mr. Shane Kremser, the Ashland City Engineer, presented an overview of the Safe Routes to School Grant to the Board of Education and audience. Mr. Kremser also used this opportunity during the televised Board meeting to seek public input.
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“EXHIBIT E”
OUR NEW SCHOOLS
In November of 2012, the citizens of the Ashland City School District passed
a bond levy for the building of a new elementary school building and a new
Middle School on lands already owned by the school district. The school
administrators are now working with an architect for the design of the buildings
and look forward to moving into the buildings in the fall/winter of 2014.
The new middle school will be built on the vacant land to the south of the
high school, behind the horticulture area. It will be a separate building from the
high school with its own parking and entrance. Placing the buildings next to each
other allows middle school students to use the high school’s auditorium and
athletic fields, and both buildings can share the same bus drop-off area.
The elementary school will go on Duff Field which sits on East Main Street,
behind the Samaritan Regional Health System building. The new elementary
school sits in close proximity to the current Osborn Elementary School which will
be demolished once the new elementary school is erected.
Attached hereto are location aerials of where the new buildings will sit in
conjunction with existing school properties.
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AN
FFFFOOOORRRREEEESSSSTTTTDDDDAAAALLLLEEEEFORESTDALE
LLLLEEEEAAAAWWWWOOOOOOOODDDDLEAWOOD
VVVVEEEERRRRNNNN
OOOONNNN
VERN
ON
FFFFEEEERRRRRRRREEEELLLLLLLLFERRELL
HHHHIIIIGGGGHHHHLLLLAAAANNNNDDDDHIGHLAND
EE EEAA AA
SS SS TT TT E
E EE RR RR N
N NNE
AST
ER
NEE EE
AA AASS SS T
T TT EE EE R
R RR NN NN
EA
STE
RN
CCCCOOOOUUUUNNNNTTTTRRRRYYYY CCCCLLLLUUUUBBBBCOUNTRY CLUB
FFFFRRRREEEEEEEERRRRFREER MMMMAAAARRRRKKKKLLLLEEEEYYYYMARKLEYHHHHOOOOFFFFEEEERRRRHOFER
MM MMTT TT
AA AAUU UU
BB BBUU UU
RR RRNN NN
MT
AU
BU
RN
HH HHAA AA
LL LLEE EE
HA
LE
HH HHII II LLLL
LLLLCCCC
RRRREEEESSSSTTTT
HIL
LC
REST
HHHHIIIILLLLLLLLCCCCRRRREEEESSSSTTTTHILLCRESTHHHHIIIILLLLLLLLCCCCRRRREEEESSSSTTTTHILLCRESTHHHHIIIILLLLLLLLCCCCRRRREEEESSSSTTTTHILLCREST
PPPPAAAARRRR TTTTRR RRII II DDDD
GGGGEEEE
PARTRID
GE
QQ QQUU UU
AA AAII IILLLL
QU
AIL
PP PP HH HHEE EE
AAAASSSS AAAANNNN
TT TT RR RR
UU UUNN NN
PHE
ASAN
T R
UN
PPPP HHHH EEEE AAAA SSSS AAAANN NN
TT TT RR RR
UU UUNN NN
PHEASAN
T R
UN
PPPPHHHHEEEEAAAASSSSAAAANNNNTTTT RRRRUUUUNNNN
PHEASANT RUN
DDDDEEEEEEEERRRRDEER
HH HHUU UU
NN NNTT TT
EEEE RRRRSS SS
HU
NT
E RS
HHHHUUUUNN NN
TT TTEE EE
RR RRSS SS
HUN
TE
RS
CCCCOOOOLLLLOOOONNNNIIIIAAAALLLL
COLONIAL
LLLLAAAAK
KKKEEEESSSSIIIIDDDDEEEE
LAKESID
E
FFFFAAAAIIIIRRRRWWWWAAAAYYYYFAIRWAY
UUUUSSSS RRRRTTTTEEEE 222255550000US RTE 250
2222NNNNDDDD2ND
3333RRRRDDDD3RD
UU UUNN NN
II II OO OONN NN
UN
ION
7777TTTTHHHH7TH7777TTTTHHHH7TH7777TTTTHHHH7TH
LLLLIIIINNNNCCCCOOOO LLLLNNNN TTTT
EE EERR RR
RR RRAA AA
CC CCEE EE
AA AAPP PP AA AA
RRRRTT TT
MM MMEEEE
NNNNTTTT
SSSS
LINCOLN T
ER
RA
CE
APA
RT
ME
NT
S
GG GGIIIISSSSCCCCLLLL
OO OONN NN
GISCL
ON
SSSSTTTTUUUURR RR
GGGGIIII LLLLLLLL
STUR
GILL
MMMMAAAAIIIINNNNMAIN
MMMMAAAAIIIINNNNMAIN
MMMMAAAAIIIINNNNMAIN
MMMMAAAAIIIINNNNMAIN
4444TTTTHHHH4TH
JJ JJ EE EENN NN
NN NNII II NN NN
GG GGSS SS
JEN
NIN
GS
RRRRUUUUBBBBBBBBEEEERRRRRUBBER
DD DDAA AA
VV VVII II SS SS
DA
VI S
DD DDAA AA
VV VVII II SS SS
DA
VIS
MM MMTT TT
GG GGMM MM
RR RRYY YY
TT TTWW WW
PP PP RR RR
DD DD 88 88
55 55 33 33M
TG
MR
Y T
WP
RD
85 3
MM MMTT TT
GG GGMM MM
RR RRYY YY
TT TTWW WW
PP PP RR RR
DD DD 88 88
55 55 33 33M
TG
MR
Y T
WP
RD
853
AAAA SSSSHHHH LLLLAAAA NNNNDDDD CCCCOOOO RRRR DDDD 1111 3333 0000 2222ASHLAND CO RD 1302MMMMIIIIDDDDDDDDLLLLEEEE RRRROOOOWWWWSSSSBBBBUUUURRRRGGGGMIDDLE ROWSBURG
RRRROO OO
NN NNAA AA
LL LLDD DD
RO
NA
LD
MM MMAA AA
TT TTHH HH
EE EEWW WW
SSSSM
AT
HE
WS
CCCCLLLLEEEEVVVVEEEELLLLAAAANNNNDDDDCLEVELAND
CCCCLLLLEEEEVVVVEEEELLLLAAAANNNNDDDDCLEVELAND
CCCCLLLLEEEEVVVVEEEELLLLAAAANNNNDDDDCLEVELAND
CCCCLLLLEEEEVVVVEEEELLLLAAAANNNNDDDDCLEVELAND
CCCCOOOOLLLLLLLLEEEEGGGGEEEECOLLEGE
HHHHIIIIGGGGHHHHHIGH
PROPOSEDELEMENTARYSCHOOL LOCATION(DUFF FIELD)
PPPPEEEEAAAARRRRLLLLPEARL
CCCCLLLLAAAARRRREEEEMMMMOOOONNNNTTTT
CLAREMONT
CCCCLLLLAAAARRRREEEEMMMMOOOONNNNTTTT
CLAREMONTTT TT
HH HHOO OO
MM MMAAAA
SSSST
HO
MA
S
SS SS TT TT O
O OONN NN
EE EE RR RR
II II DD DDGG GG
EE EEST
ON
E R
IDG
E
SS SS TT TT O
O OONN NN
EE EE HHHH
EEEEDDDDG
GGGEEEE
STO
NE
HED
GE
SSSS TTTT OOOONNNN
EEEE GGGGAA AA
TT TTEE EE
STON
E GA
TE
SSSSTTTTOOOONNNNEEEE CCCCRRRREEEEEEEEKKKKSTONE CREEK
SSSSTTTTOOOONNNNEEEE CCCCRRRREEEEEEEEKKKK
STONE CREEK
SSSSTTTTOOOO NNNNEEEE CCCCRRRREEEE EEEEKKKKSTONE CREEKCCCCOOOOLLLLUUUUMMMMBBBBUUUUSSSSCOLUMBUS
CCCCOOOOLLLLUUUUMMMMBBBBUUUUSSSSCOLUMBUS
SSSSHHHHAAAADDDDYYYYSHADY
SS SS TT TT O
O OONN NN
EE EE BB BB
RR RROO OO
OOOOKKKK
STO
NE
BR
OO
K
CCCCOOOOOOOOPPPPEEEERRRRCOOPER
PP PP AA AA T
T TT RR RR
II II CC CCIIII AAAA
PAT
RIC
I A
PPPPIIIINNNNEEEEBBBBR
RRR OO OO
OO OOKKKK
PINEBR
OO
K
DDDDEEEEEEEERRRRMM MM
EE EEAA AA
DD DDOO OO
WW WW
DEERM
EA
DO
W
KKKKII IINNNN
GG GGWW WW
OO OOOO OO
DD DDK
ING
WO
OD
AAAAVVVV AAAA LLLL OOOONNNN
AVALON
AAAAVVVVAAAALLLLOOOONNNNAVALON
KKKKIIIINNNNGGGG RRRRIIIIDDDDGGGGEEEEKING RIDGE
BBBBRRRRUUUUCCCCEEEEBRUCE
GGGGAAAARRRRMMMM
OOOONNNN
GARM
ON
BBBBUUUUEEEENNNNAAAA VVVVIIIISSSSTTTTAAAABUENA VISTABBBBUUUUEEEENNNNAAAA VVVVIIIISSSSTTTTAAAABUENA VISTA
PPPPHHHHIIIILLLLLLLLIIIIPPPPSSSSPHILLIPSSSSSMMMMIIIITTTTHHHHSMITHSSSSMMMMIIIITTTTHHHHSMITHSSSSMMMMIIIITTTTHHHHSMITH
AAAASSSSHHHHLLLLAAAANNNNDDDD CCCCOOOO
RRRRDDDD
99 99 99 99 55 55
ASHLAND CO
RD
995
MMMMTTTTGGGGMMMMRRRRYYYY TTTTWWWWPPPP RRRRDDDD 4444444400002222MTGMRY TWP RD 4402
MMMMII II FF FF
FF FF LL LL I
I II NN NNM
IFFL
I NMMMM
II II FF FFFF FF L
L LL II II NN NN
MI F
FLI N
EEEELLLLMMMMAAAARRRRNNNNAAAA
ELMARNA
LLLLAAAAUUUURRRREEEELLLL
LAUREL
WWWWEEEESSSSTTTTVVVVIIIIEEEEWWWW
WESTVIEW
KKKKEEEEEEEENNNNKEENKKKKEEEEEEEENNNNKEEN
BB BBUU UU
DD DDDD DD
BU
DD
PP PP AA AA R
R RRKK KK
PAR
K
PP PP AAAARRRR
KK KKPA
RK
KKKKAAAATTTTHHHHEEEERRRRIIIINNNNEEEEKATHERINEKKKKAAAATTTTHHHHEEEERRRRIIIINNNNEEEEKATHERINE
HH HHII II NN NN
EE EERR RR
HIN
ER
GGGGAAAAYYYYLLLLEEEE
GAYLE
FF FF RR RRAA AA
NN NNKK KK
LL LLII II NN NN
FRA
NK
LIN
CCCCRRRREEEESSSSTTTTVVVV IIIIEEEEWWWW
CRESTVIEW
KK KKII II NN NN
GGGGK
ING
KK KKII II NN NN
GG GGK
ING
SSSSAAAAMMMMAAAARRRRIIIITTTTAAAANNNNSAMARITAN
GG GGRR RR
AA AANN NN
TT TTG
RA
NT
MMMMOOOORRRRGGGGAAAANNNNMORGAN
CCCCOOOOUUUUNNNNTTTTRRRRYYYYSSSSIIIIDDDDEEEECOUNTRYSIDE
WWWWOOOO
OOOO
DDDDHHHHIIIILLLLLLLL
WO
O
DHILL
CC CCHH HH
EE EESS SS T
T TT NN NN
UU UUTT TT
CH
EST
NU
T
PROPOSED MIDDLESCHOOL LOCATION
TAFT ELEMENTARYSCHOOL