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State Safety Office
Lora Hollingsworth, P.E., Chief Safety Officer
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Florida Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School ProgramWalk To School Day 2006; photo by Barry Wall
Origins of the Safe Routes to School Program: The Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) was authorized in August 2005 by Section 1404 of the federal transportation act, SAFETEA-LU (the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users). This program will provide a total of $612 million in Federal-aid highway funds to State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) over five Federal fiscal years (FY2005-2009), to make it safer, easier and more fun for children in grades K through 8, to walk or bicycle to and from school. Funding and Administration for Florida’s Safe Routes to School Program: The Florida Department of Transportation has received approximately $29.1 million for use on SRTS projects through Federal Fiscal year 2009. Since FDOT plans its work according to a 5-year Work Program, we are continuing to solicit projects for years beyond 2009, in anticipation that the SRTS Program will be continued in the next Transportation Act. SRTS funds are administered through the seven FDOT Districts and overseen by the State Safe Routes to School Coordinator (see map and chart below). Program guidelines and other program documents have been developed to create a competitive application process for infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure programs.
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Program Purposes: The purposes of the Safe Routes to School Program are:
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School: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recommends that SRTS efforts incorporate - directly or indirectly - five components, often referred to as the "5 E's". They are: Engineering - Creating operational and physical improvements to the infrastructure surrounding schools that reduce speeds and potential conflicts with motor vehicle traffic, and establish safer and fully accessible crossings, walkways, trails and bikeways. Education - Teaching children about the broad range of transportation choices, instructing them in important lifelong bicycling and walking safety skills, and launching driver safety campaigns in the vicinity of schools. Encouragement - Using events and
activities to promote walking and bicycling. Evaluation - Monitoring and documenting
outcomes and trends through the collection of data, including the collection of
data before and after the intervention(s).
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Desired outcomes of the Safe Routes to School Program include:
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General
Information, Tool Kit, Guidelines, Application Information and Resources:
Tool Kit: Since Safe Routes to School programs are comprehensive approaches to solving school-related problems, we are asking those interested in applying, to begin the planning process by using the steps outlined in the Florida Safe Ways to School Tool Kit, which is available for download via this link. However, since the National Center for Safe Routes to School has developed data tools for use nationwide, please use the Student In-Class Travel Tally and Parent Survey located at this website: http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/data-central/data-collection-forms instead of the data collection tools from the Tool Kit. The above link also provides detailed information on how to use the tools and get the information to the National Center for Safe Routes to School. Guidelines: The below updated Guidelines cover all the rules for Florida's SRTS Program. Be sure to read this before you begin the application process. * SRTS Guidelines revised 11/30/11* PowerPoint Summary of Application Process: SRTS Application Overview, 12-3-10 Application Information:
Sample Application (Word document)
* Microsoft Word version * Adobe PDF version
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Florida's Pedestrian/Bicycling Safety Resources Center
This Resource Center, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, is
your one-stop location for educational and promotional items related to Safe
Routes to School and other pedestrian and bicycle safety initiatives. This year,
you can also obtain bicycle helmets for your bicycle safety programs from the
Resource Center.
Newsletter and SRTS updates: Safe Routes to School Newsletter - Winter 2007 edition (PDF - 1.12 MB) SRTS Updates: (PDF) The attached SRTS Resources List contains links to helpful websites which relate to Safe Routes to School: SRTS_files/SRTS Resources List.pdf
The attached Walk n Roll Punch Card can be printed locally and used to encourage
children to walk or bike to school. A program can be set up so after a child
walks or bikes to school 20 times, he or she receives a prize: FDOT District contacts for the SRTS Program are shown on the chart & map below:
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Safe Routes
To School (SRTS) in Florida
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Florida Links to SRTS, Bicycle/Pedestrian & Health Resources: Brain Injury Association of Florida (helmet information): http://www.biaf.org/ Florida Bicycle Association: http://www.floridabicycle.org/ Florida Department of Health, Physical Activity Promotion: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/physical/index.html Florida Department of Transportation Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Program: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/Safety/ped_bike/ped_bike.htm Florida Department of Transportation Research Office, BD545-32, Safe Ways to School - The Role in Multi-Modal Planning: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/research-center/Completed_Planning.htm Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program & downloadable Safe Ways to School Toolkit: http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/centers/trafficSafetyEd/
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National Links to SRTS & Bicycle/Pedestrian Resources: Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: http://www.bhsi.org/links.htm Bicycle Rodeos: http://www.bicyclinglife.com/SafetySkills/BicycleRodeo.htm Bike Train Information (Metro Atlanta Safe Routes to School: http://www.atlantabike.org/Guidelines_for_WaRtS_Bike_Trains.pdf Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, KidsWalk-To-School: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/ Federal Highway Administration, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/bike/index.htm Federal Highway Administration, Good Practices Guide for Bicycle Safety Education: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ee/bestguidedoc.html Federal Highway Administration Safe Routes to School: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferoutes/ International Walk to School Day in the US: http://www.walktoschool.org/ Kid Power (personal safety): http://www.kidpower.org/ League of American Bicyclists & 4-minute SRTS video intro: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/saferoutes/video.php National Center for Bicycling and Walking: http://www.bikewalk.org/ National Center for Safe Routes to School (SRTS Clearinghouse): http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Bicycle Safety: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.810acaee50c651189ca8e410dba046a0/ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Pedestrian Safety: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.dfedd570f698cabbbf30811060008a0c/ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Walk to School Day Campaign Planner: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.5928da45f99592381601031046108a0c/ Overweight and Physical Activity Among Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation, 2005: http://nschdata.org/documents/OverweightChartBook.pdf Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center: http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/
Safe
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