Label
DPS WASHINGTON SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
Transportation
Gary Stookey (x1306), Paul M. Rasmusson (x7868)
(Revised)
Title
Endorsing and Supporting the Washington Local School District Safe Routes to School "School Travel Plan;" and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Live Well Greater Toledo, a diverse collaboration of community leaders and organizations working together to promote policy, systems and environmental change for a healthier community, has taken a lead role in advocating for active transportation (pedestrian and bicycle transportation) in the City of Toledo and the region.
As part of its efforts Live Well Greater Toledo has taken a lead role in obtaining Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant funding to develop a "School Travel Plan" for the Washington Local School (WLS) District in the City of Toledo.
The City of Toledo, Washington Local School District, Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) partnered with Live Well Greater Toledo in developing the "School Travel Plan".
The Travel Plan partners have collaboratively completed a review and analysis of student attendance areas for WLS District K-8 elementary schools including "walk audits" that highlighted obstacles to the use of active transportation for students to travel to school.
The WLS District "School Travel Plan" documents the results of this analysis and lists a set of infrastructure improvements and non-infrastructure education, enforcement, and encouragement solutions to overcome these obstacles to active transportation.
The City of Toledo supports completion of these improvements and supports efforts to improve and increase the use of active transportation for school students.
Having an approved "School Travel Plan" is a prerequisite to apply for funding assistance to construct recommended infrastructure improvements and to support non-infrastructure education...
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