Safety-focused SRTS Report FAQ
What makes a strong application?
What is a Safety-focused SRTS Report?
What types of needs and concerns are addressed in a Safety-focused SRTS Report?
Who can apply for the Safety-focused SRTS Report assistance?
Who will be involved in developing the Safety-focused SRTS Report with this type of Resource Center assistance, and how?
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Click on the image for a pdf of the application. Use the pdf to see what information is required for the application, however, you must complete and submit the application online. A link to the online application is at the end of this page.
What makes a strong application?
The most competitive application will be a school that...
- Students walk and/or bike to/from school
- Evidence of a walking and bicycling network with significant safety issues
- Strong involvment by the local government (school district or Regional Commission)
- Include the required letter of support from the school principal
- Identify 3 days that your SRTS Travel Plan team is available for a walk audit meeting
NOTE: You’ll need to identify a team and get their commitment now
The following FAQs should provide you with more information on this Safety-focused SRTS Report Assistance opportunity. Contact your SOC or the Resource Center hotline at 1-877-436-8927 with any questions.
What is a Safety-focused SRTS Report?
The Safety-focused SRTS Report is a short travel plan to address Engineering and Education needs for students walking and bicycling to school. With strong support from the school district or local government in which the school is located, the Safety-focused SRTS Report identifies specific things to address along the walking and bicycling routes kids take to school. The Safety-focused SRTS Report is aimed at taking action in the short term by implementing changes to the pedestrian infrastructure that have immediate safety benefits and teaching pedestrian safety to students who walk to school. This type of assistance is for schools where many students are already walking, but there are significant safety concerns and it is unlikely that a school SRTS team will be formed.
What types of needs and concerns are usually included in a Safety-focused SRTS Report?
The report identifies and finds fixes for walking and bicycling conditions that create safety issues for kids walking to school. For example, a missing sidewalk or a narrow shoulder that is in poor condition maybe identified. It can also find places where improvements are needed to places where students cross the street to get to school, such as striping a crosswalk, adding signage, or a median refuge island.
Who can apply for the Safety-focused SRTS Report assistance?
Any entity that has an interest in pedestrian safety for a school can apply. This includes the school itself, a school district, and the local government in which the school is located.
The Resource Center team will:
- Help prepare for the walk audit with the applicant.
- Lead a walk audit of the school surroundings.
- Develop recommendations for improving the walking environment and programs that support students walking.
- Conduct a SRTS pop-up to demonstrate one of the recommendations
- Write the Safety-focused SRTS Report for review by the local government and school.
- Train up to two school representatives to teach the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) pedestrian safety curriculum.
The applicant will:
- Meet with the Resource Center staff to plan the walkabout meeting.
- Arrange for the walk audit.
- Provide timely feedback and input for recommendations.
- Implement recommendations as funding is available.
The school will:
- Become a School Partner with the Resource Center.
- Complete Student Travel Tallies.
- Participate in the walk audit.
- Provide timely feedback and input for recommendations.
- Provide pedestrian safety education to all students who walk to school.
NOTE: The School Outreach Coordinator serving your school will train up to two school representatvies to teach the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) pedestrian safety curriculum.