FEDERAL PROGRAM OUTLINE

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FEDERAL PROGRAM OUTLINE
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What is Safe Routes?

• A Federal transportation program to enable and
  encourage children, including those with
  disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school

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The 5 Es

• Engineering
• Education
• Enforcement
• Encouragement
• Evaluation

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Safe Routes to School Program Goals

1. To enable and encourage children, including those
   with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school

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Program Goals

1. To make bicycling and walking to school a safer
   and more appealing transportation alternative,
   thereby encouraging a healthy and active
   lifestyle from an early age and

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Program Goals

1. To facilitate the planning, development, and
   implementation of projects and activities that
   will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel
   consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of
   schools.

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Who is the program for?

• Any Public or Private school with any combination
  of K-8 enrollment.

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Who Can Apply?

• Schools, both public and private
• School Districts
• Cities
• Counties
• State Agencies
• Regional Development Commissions
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Public and non-profit entities working on behalf
  of a school(s) or school district

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Funding Categories

• 70 infrastructure
• Consists of engineering and construction projects
• Examples
• Crosswalk improvements
• Sidewalk completion and maintenance
• Signing
• Bike lanes

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Funding Categories

• 10 non-infrastructure
• Projects focused on education, enforcement, and
  encouragement.
• Examples
• Bike rodeo
• Walk and bike to school day
• Incentives
• Training and equipment for crosswalk guards

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Funding Categories

• 20 for either category or flex
• These funds may be spent for either
  infrastructure or non-infrastructure
  projects

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Reimbursement

• SRTS funds are 100 reimbursable
• Reimbursements can be made incrementally.
• All costs submitted for reimbursement are subject
  to eligibility requirements.
• Any costs incurred prior to a projects
  authorization are not eligible for reimbursement.
  

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Reimbursement

• SRTS grants are Title 23 funds and are
  distributed on a reimbursable basis. This means
  that the bills for the project must be paid up
  front and the receipts and/or invoices must be
  sent in to State Aid for reimbursement of project
  expenses.

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EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
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Connecting Neighborhoods
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Route Completion
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Providing a Route
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Making Routes Inviting
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Traffic Calming
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Bike Racks
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Sponsorship of a Walk To School Day!
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The classic Walking School Bus
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Make Crosswalks Safer!
Make Routes Safer
Crosswalks- What the pedestrian sees
what the vehicle sees at the same crosswalk
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Some crosswalks look nice yet are still unsafe
Crosswalks- What the pedestrian sees
what the vehicle sees at the same crosswalk
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A well marked crosswalk
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Active Speed Monitor
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MINNESOTAS SRTS PROGRAM
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Minnesotas SRTS Funding

• Minnesota is expected to receive 8.3 million
  over the life of SAFETEA-LU (2009).
• 2005 850,000.00
• 2006 1,224,901.00
• 2007 1,644,551.10
• 2008 2,035,255.30
• 2009 2,545,531.55

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Minnesotas SRTS Development

• Development and oversight of the program is the
  responsibility of two internal committees.
• The Working Group
• 12 Mn/DOT staff
• assist the coordinator in developing program
  content and procedures.
• The Executive Committee
• 6 Mn/DOT senior staff
• Provide policy recommendations

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Minnesotas SRTS Development

• Federal Guidance received Jan. 2006
• Application development Jan.Apr. 2006

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Minnesotas SRTS Development

• First solicitation May 6, 2006 July 5, 2006
• Infrastructure Program total 1.4 million
• Non-Infrastructure Program total 250,000

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Minnesotas SRTS Partners

• Application is designed to ensure that key
  stakeholders are in agreement prior to submitting
  an application.
• Applications must clearly identify and have
  agreement from the school or school district and
  the roadway authority.

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Minnesotas SRTS Partners Cities and Counties

• May apply for SRTS funds
• May partner with others
• Develop cost estimates for application
• Make Design Recommendations
• Sign Off on Construction Projects
• Liaison with DSAE

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Minnesotas SRTS Partners Cities and Counties

• Sponsors for infrastructure projects
• Financial Support
• Similar to the Enhancement program.
• Act as the financial agent, fronting funds until
  reimbursed

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Minnesotas SRTS Partners Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPO)

• If your community is in
• East Grand Forks
• St. Cloud
• Rochester/Olmstead
• The seven county metropolitan area
• Moorhead
• Duluth
• Please contact your MPO to let them know about
  your application so they may help you coordinate
  with existing plans.

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Minnesotas SRTS 1st Solicitation

• First solicitation outcomes
• Mn/DOT received 77 applications with requests
  totaling 8 million.
• 17 projects have been identified for funding
  totaling 1.7 million
• 12 Infrastructure 5 non-infrastructure
• More projects in Greater MN than Metro
• Award announcement September 2006

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Minnesotas SRTS 1st Solicitation

• Lessons Learned
• Application form is too long
• Stronger requirements on how application should
  be submitted.
• Revisit grant floors and ceilings

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Next Steps

• Development of a statewide outreach program.
• Improvements to application form
• Development of measures for communities

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Next Solicitation

• There will be another solicitation prior to the
  end of calendar year 2006
• The funding available will be approximately 1.2
  Million
• Opening of the new solicitation is based on the
  completion of a revised application
• All future solicitations will follow the Fall
  time line to coordinate with the STIP development

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• For additional information please visit our
  website
• http//www.dot.state.mn.us/saferoutes/index.html
• or contact Kristie Billiar, Safe Routes
  Coordinator at
• kristie.billiar_at_dot.state.mn.us