PROCTOR SCHOOLS Sa Safe e Ro Routes utes to to Sc Scho hool ol PLAN SRTS Team Meeting #2 March 27, 2017
AGENDA • Overview ( as needed ) • Brief Review of Surveys/Assessments • Walk Audit • Problem Statements Review • Walk/Bike Events Planning www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSESSMENT REVIEW • SRTS Top 3 Findings… • Safe Kids Top 3 Findings… • Communities lack policies that • JMS/PHS does not have mapped support walkable and bikeable safe routes to school . development. • Lack of sidewalks and uncontrolled • Facets of street design do not pick-up/drop-off zone adjacent to prioritize safe walking and biking JMS/PHS cause potential safety (i.e. curb radii, designated bike issues for student pedestrians. space, ADA compliance). • Students located in a walk zone: • Visibility of school zone and student crossings is lacking at JMS/PHS. • BVES = 50 = 8% • JMS = 45 = 10% • PHS = 158 = 30% www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
PARENT SURVEYS/CLASSROOM TALLIES • Response Rates • BVES = 100 = 16.7% • JMS = 56 = 12.8% • PHS = 41= 7.6% • Classroom tallies still being collected www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
PARENT SURVEYS/CLASSROOM TALLIES • Top 3 Findings • Parent Comments from BVES • More than 70% of students at • Student age and walking alone each school live outside of their • Upgrades to Vinland Street crossing respective school’s walk zone. • Parent Comments from JMS • Top 5 Parent Concerns (in order) • Road and sidewalk conditions • Teen drivers and speed along 2 nd Street • Distance • Weather and winter sidewalks • Amount of traffic along route • Parent Comments from PHS • Climate/weather • Bike parking and helmet storage • Speed of traffic along route • Speed in alleys and on 4 th Street • Safety of intersection crossings • Winter sidewalks www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
LET’S TAKE A WALK! • We’re going to take a half -hour walk around Bay View Heights. • As we walk, ask yourself these questions: • Do you have room to walk? • Is it easy to cross streets? • Do drivers behave safely? • Do walkers behave safely? • Is the route pleasant ? www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
IDENTIFIED ISSUES • Education • Takes place at elementary level, limited at secondary level • Additional education aids and accessible bikes not included in district bike fleet www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
IDENTIFIED ISSUES • Encouragement • District enacts a full-service transportation zone • No regular walk/bike to school events • Walking/biking not considered “hip” or “cool” • Heavy traffic congestion during drop-off/pick-up times • DTA hours of service limited after school www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
IDENTIFIED ISSUES • Enforcement • Restricted use of bicycles and non- motorized vehicles in the City of Proctor • Sidewalk snow removal policies not enforced, plowed sidewalks icy and unusable • No written student drop-off/pick-up policy www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
IDENTIFIED ISSUES – ENGINEERING EXISTING WALKING/BIKING CONDITIONS • s Lacking Pedestrian Infrastructure/Safety Lacking Bike Infrastructure/Safety Drop-off/Pick-up Area Congestion Unsafe Intersections Lacking School Zone Visibility www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com Lacking ADA Accessibility Aging Infrastructure
IDENTIFIED ISSUES • Evaluation • No data on number of students walking/biking • No data on sidewalk use around school sites www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
WALK/BIKE EVENTS PLANNING • Required Activities • Complete School Zone Safety Assessment • Create an education campaign about road safety (middle school audience) • Have students create 30-second video about campaign and road safety • Hold a Walk/Bike to School Day Event • Hold additional community event (Bike Rodeo) www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
WALK/BIKE EVENTS PLANNING • Materials Received • Bike to School Day banners • 86 helmets • (500) bike licenses and (200) magnets • Mannequin head (to show proper helmet fit) and sign www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
OTHER UPDATES • Curb cuts in front of Bay View Elementary School • Development of Boundary Avenue Site/Kwik Trip • Munger Trail spur group assembled – segment through North Proctor Park • Upcoming Walk! Bike! Fun! Trainings in Cloquet (April 19) and Grand Rapids (May 9) www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
NEXT STEPS • Develop draft action plan • Continue work on May walk/bike events • Next meeting date www.saferoutesproctor.wordpress.com
RUSSELL HABERMANN CHRIS BELDEN PLANNER PLANNER ARROWHEAD REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION DULUTH-SUPERIOR METROPOLITAN INTERSTATE COUNCIL 218.529.7552 218.529.7502 RHABERMANN@ARDC.ORG CBELDEN@ARDC.ORG
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